Caterpillar is officially ending its hybrid work model. In a memo obtained by Buildremote, the company told employees that all U.S. office-based staff are now required to work from the office five days per week. This email was sent on Wednesday, April 9, and the policy goes into effect on June 2, 2025. The move follows a January mandate for Caterpillar’s Resource Industries division, which…
Starbucks just announced that VPs (and above) in North America must be in the office three days per week. But here’s the problem: it’s the third year in a row that Starbucks has called people into the office three days per week. Here is everything you need to know about Starbucks’s return-to-office plan. Starbucks’s Return To Office Policy RTO Date: February 24, 2025 Notice…
Verizon, a hybrid company, is using rival AT&T’s in-office policy against them. In a recruiting email from Verizon sent to multiple AT&T employees, the company touted its hybrid and remote opportunities for people fed up with five days per week in the office. Here’s everything you need to know about the story and Verizon’s overall return-to-office (RTO) strategy. Verizon’s Recruiting Email To AT&T Employees…
This article was written on Feb 20, 2025 at 10:28 AM. The post was updated on Feb 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM to include the anonymous email. Rumors have started circling on forums today. In an internal meeting that likely occurred on February 18 or 19, 2025, Qualcomm announced that employees must start coming into the office five days per week. I reached out to…
On January 7, JPMorgan Chase mandated a full return to the office, requiring all employees onsite five days per week starting in March. Here are five challenges the bank has faced since announcing the new RTO mandate. Fortune 500’s Return To The Office Companies Reducing Office Space Why Are Companies Going Back To The Office? RTO news & sentiment by company: Alphabet (Google), Amazon,…
JPMorgan Chase attempted one of the earliest return-to-office dates of the Fortune 500 on September 21, 2020. After a breakout of COVID occurred, the company backed off the mandate. From the beginning of the COVID lockdowns until early 2022, CEO Jamie Dimon took a hard stance against remote work and for office work. Dimon stated, “We want people back to work. And everyone is going…
Gap Inc. is the latest major corporation to announce a full return-to-office (RTO) mandate. San Francisco Business Times first reported the story on February 7, 2025. The order applies to all corporate employees who live near an office and will start in September 2025. Here’s everything you need to know about Gap’s RTO policy. Gap’s Return To Office Policy [Jan 2025] Notice Date: February…
On Friday, January 31, 2025, Business Insider shared an internal memo from CEO Michael Dell calling everyone within one hour of a Dell office to work in the office five days per week. “Starting March 3, all hybrid and remote team members who live near a Dell office will work in the office five days a week. We are retiring the hybrid policy effective that…
UPDATE: Caterpillar Inc. (enterprise-wide) mandated 5-day RTO on April 9 with a start date of June 2. Read the full memo here. I received an email from a Caterpillar employee stating this: “Caterpillar Resource Industries has mandated 5 day/week return to office for all employees beginning Feb 1, 2025. It will be closely tracked and employees that do not comply will receive a ‘does not meet…
Article Updated: January 10, 2025 On January 8, 2025, Home Depot shared internally a new return-to-office policy: Employees working within 50 miles of the headquarters in Atlanta must return to the office full-time starting on June 2, 2025. Here’s everything you need to know about Home Depot’s RTO policy. Home Depot’s Return To Office Policy [Jan 2025] Notice Date: January 8, 2025 Return To Office Date:…