I work for a medical company, and I have been working remotely since I joined IT here a couple of years ago. Our CEO just announced that starting Monday all remote workers need to return to the office. Due to the office arrangements, this is awful as our spaces there are not set up for a bunch working there at a time, it worked great when maybe one of us would be in a day. Also, I LOVE being able to work from home and now have to consider whether I want to stay here, as I like my job and company, just not the people.
He even quotes Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase in his email, and how many business leaders think it improves quality and collaboration. I do application work for areas across the country, I will still be remote for 90% of my work. I get I have it nice, and I am grateful for a well-paid job that I enjoy but it sucks a lot and at this point, I am working on my resume. We were told by IT leadership recently that we would maintain working remotely in IT. They knew nothing about this announcement and are now scrambling to see if it applies to us. This will add 7-9 hours per week for me in just drive time. I am annoyed. Guess I need to refresh my resume.