I work for a large tech company based on the east coast. My partner works for another large tech company. We are both mid-level managers at companies that seem to be taking a pretty dramatically different approach.
My company:
- Started with a strong in-office culture
- Communicated to managers that all employees now have a choice between being fully remote, hybrid, or in-office; there’s never a mandate to be in person
- All new roles can be based anywhere in the country of the roles’ origin
- All salaries are being standardized to one city per country (NYC for the US.)
By contrast, my partner’s company:
- Mandated return to work date 3 days/week minimum unless you’ve transitioned to remote (and they don’t seem to be making that easy for existing employees)
- Significant, growing attrition problem causing serious concern among leadership
- Growing pushback from employees asking great questions… for example, why they should be required to sit on zoom at an office, conferencing with their remote colleagues
If I had to put money on which company will thrive and which one will seriously regret it’s decision a year from now… the answer seems very clear.
My company: - Started with a strong in-office culture - Communicated to managers that all employees now have a choice between being fully remote, hybrid, or in-office; there’s never a mandate to be in person - All new roles can be based anywhere in the country of the roles’ origin - All salaries are being standardized to one city per country (NYC for the US.)
By contrast, my partner’s company: - Mandated return to work date 3 days/week minimum unless you’ve transitioned to remote (and they don’t seem to be making that easy for existing employees) - Significant, growing attrition problem causing serious concern among leadership - Growing pushback from employees asking great questions… for example, why they should be required to sit on zoom at an office, conferencing with their remote colleagues
If I had to put money on which company will thrive and which one will seriously regret it’s decision a year from now… the answer seems very clear.