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The latest RTO notices surprised the corporate Starbucks workers who spoke with BI and prompted others to immediately begin looking for new roles and sharing their concerns on social media.
RTO Demands Are Up but Office Visits Are Down. Here’s Why New data showed a drop in workplace foot traffic in May, indicating a return to pre-pandemic occupancy rates will be very slow, if not ...
Tech Culture Industry dropbox work from home Dropbox CEO slams return-to-office mandates, compares them to outdated malls and theaters "It's just a different world now" By Rob Thubron June 7, 2025 ...
Foot traffic tech firm Placer.ai tracked April office visits inching up toward pre-pandemic levels. New York occupancy rates are close to that benchmark, but San Francisco is still down 45 percent ...
The closure of Citi’s we-hardly-knew-ye office in Málaga, Spain – combined with moves to preserve overdraft fees and toughen in-office requirements – make it clear that if 2025 threw a party, 2022 ...
Law Firms Office Footprints Stabilizing Amid RTO Push Most law professionals believe opportunities favor those who spend time in the office.
Ground-level data suggests that return-to-office (RTO) policies have been effective at pushing sector visits higher nationwide. Office visits last month were 32.2% below March 2019 levels, which ...
The world is shifting and being fueled by the RTO runway where offices are no longer just workplaces but places for self-expression and transformation.
Dozens of federal employees tell WIRED that Trump's federal return-to-office order has resulted in chaos (including bad Wi-Fi and no toilet paper), with productivity plummeting and public services ...
"Chaotic RTO damages leader credibility," says Allison Vaillancourt, VP at HR and benefits consulting firm Segal. "It also erodes the trust employees have in their organizations." Read more: Employees ...
JPMorgan's biggest office campus has received their back-to-office instructions. Here's what 12,000 mostly tech workers are going back to.
Big problem emerges in IRS return-to-office mandate: Not enough desks Fearing a customer service meltdown in tax season, the IRS steps back its plan to bring employees back to the office.