Went to a staff meeting today with the VP of our large global company. She spent half the meeting hyping up RTO and how great it was to see people in person like the “good old days.” Apparently people aren’t meeting the required 2 days in office per week so they’re really going to be knuckling down on that in January. I guess they’re tracking how we’re in office somehow? Like if we’re connected to WiFi?
She also excitedly told us about all the new mandatory social events they’re planning like (after work) dinner and drinks. My commute is 1.5 hours and working in person considerably drains me. I hate the corporate bullshit and small talk and not having the 3 hours from my commute. My manager also gave me a light talking to last month about how I’m “quiet” in the office and not coming in too frequently, which I think was a warning of some sort.
To top it off, the VP casually mentions that revenue is tight, we have a “lot of people”, and we might need to make budget cuts. I hate this so much because I genuinely love my work and my team, but it’s these ridiculous policies that have me fuming. Moreso because EVERY aspect of my job can be done remotely.
Is this my cue to gtfo?