After three years of hybrid work (3 days in, 2 out) our ceo has unilaterally made the decision that everyone must come in 5 days a week.
We are severely understaffed, especially with experienced employees. Myself and another guy are invaluable to the company. We are licensed professionals in a niche area so we’re hard to replace anywhere, but most importantly we are the only ones with crucial institutional knowledge – upper management knows this.
I gave them my demands.10k raise and keep the hybrid schedule, or 30k raise and I’ll come in every day. I suspect they’ll agree to one or the other.
My question is should I even entertain their offers to buy me back? Apparently a big reason the ceo made this call is because he thinks we’re heading into a recession and therefore people will be scared to quit. He’s using economic uncertainty and hardship as justification to treat his employees anyway he likes. I hate that. That’s not how you treat people. It’s been a long time coming, but I have officially lost all faith in upper managements leadership and decision making. Even if I get a big raise, I’m not sure I could forgive that.
*additional info: yes, they do refer to the firm as a “family.” 🤮