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A happy CEO works from home at his apartment in the city while his suburban employees commute to the office five days a week.

CEO Mandates Employees Work in the Office 5 Days a Week, Despite The Fact That he Never Works in the Office

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'It costs me $7,820 a year to come back': Remote worker adds up the total cost of returning to the office 2 days/week, is baffled by the number

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Company refuses to allow employee to work remotely after firing all of his team who used to work in the office: 'I come in 4 days a week to sit in a silent office.'

The office is empty because all but one employee is working from home today.

Boss demands Marketing Coordinator work from the office alone while all other employees are working from home: 'I asked if I could go to work from home and she has just ghosted me.'

A remote employee stresses after discovering he will need to return to the office, even though he just signed a lease for an apartment 45 minutes from his company's offices.

Company announces return to office 2 days after employee signs a lease on an apartment 45 minutes away from the office: 'I have been remote for 3 years.'

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Company forces worker to commute 40 minutes 2/week just to sit in a room alone taking Zoom meetings

Employees from different companies work side by side in a coworking space.

Boston-based company requires remote North Carolinian employee to work from a coworking space 2 days a week: 'I do the same work I do at home from a louder room with worse coffee.'

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Company forces hardworking remote employee to return to the office; employee does half as much work in the office as he did when working from home: 'I probably put 10-12 hours of work in per day, because I could squeeze it in anywhere.'

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Company allows high-performing employees to work from home, forces everyone to return to office when underperforming employees complain: 'Because others are underperforming, we have to return to office full time.'

Boss wearing black sweater attends a Zoom meeting with a female colleague on a Friday while the rest of his team works in the office

Boss forces fully remote company to return to the office 5 days a week, while he works from home on Fridays without letting the rest of his team do the same: 'Leadership roles have different requirements.'

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Company demands 5 days in office after years of remote, employee has a secret escape plan: 'The only thing that's changed is their desire for control'