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Some company heads hoped return-to-office mandates would make people quit, survey says (arstechnica.com)

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Nearly two in five (37 percent) managers, directors, and executives believe their organization enacted layoffs in the last year because fewer employees than they expected quit during their RTO. And their beliefs are well-founded: One in four (25 percent) VP and C-suite executives and one in five (18 percent) HR pros admit they hoped for some voluntary turnover during an RTO.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Despite an apparently large interest in remote work, numerous companies made workers return to the office after COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were lifted.

Nearly two in five (37 percent) managers, directors, and executives believe their organization enacted layoffs in the last year because fewer employees than they expected quit during their RTO.

"By using RTO mandates as a workforce reduction tactic, companies are losing talent and morale among their employees," BambooHR's report says.

The report notes that 45 percent of people surveyed whose companies have RTO policies said they lost valued workers.

The finding is similar to that of a May study of Apple, Microsoft, and SpaceX that suggested that RTO mandates drove senior talent away.

"The mental and emotional burdens workers face today are real, and the companies who seek employee feedback with the intent to listen and improve are the ones who will win employee loyalty and ultimately customer satisfaction," Anita Grantham, head of HR at BambooHR, said in a statement.

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