They say this now. But in 12 months (or the next layoff period), they will move from hybrid to full RTO.
Still a shitty move to mandate RTO. Most people (IT folks) have spoke with do this routine:
0) daily routine to prepare for day
1) 1 hr commute to shitty office
2) login to computer, do calls with cross regional (and international) teams over Zoom/Teams/Webex or whatever conferencing system
3) teleconferencing with boss or manager
4) teleconferencing with company stakeholders
5) work on features and push code to remote systems (VCS, CI/CD…)
6) eat shitty food at nearby places, or use the low quality vending machines or cafeteria
7) logoff
8) 1 hr commute back home
There are _some_ roles which may require in-person. But those were mostly sales folks. Some IT folks that deal with physical assets did require RTO (ie, data center / network engineers).
Still a shitty move to mandate RTO. Most people (IT folks) have spoke with do this routine:
0) daily routine to prepare for day 1) 1 hr commute to shitty office 2) login to computer, do calls with cross regional (and international) teams over Zoom/Teams/Webex or whatever conferencing system 3) teleconferencing with boss or manager 4) teleconferencing with company stakeholders 5) work on features and push code to remote systems (VCS, CI/CD…) 6) eat shitty food at nearby places, or use the low quality vending machines or cafeteria 7) logoff 8) 1 hr commute back home
There are _some_ roles which may require in-person. But those were mostly sales folks. Some IT folks that deal with physical assets did require RTO (ie, data center / network engineers).