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Earlier this month, Zoom announced a surprising decision to require some of its employees to return to the office, where they were expected to work more effectively.

Now, leaked audio from an internal Zoom meeting shared with Business Insider has revealed that Zoom CEO Eric Yuan called employees back to the office because he believes that "remote work didn't allow people to build as much trust or be as innovative."

None of this seems to jibe with Zoom's brand, which provides video-conferencing technology that the company promises enables "immersive in-office collaboration right from home."

Another reason why Yuan wanted to get employees back together in the office was to drive innovation that he claimed results from having more heated conversations and debates that just don't happen as often over Zoom.

To remedy what Yuan described as a less desirable work environment for his team, Zoom is requiring employees who live within 50 miles of an office to show up in person at least two days a week.

In 2022, Yuan told Stanford's Business School students that after many of his engineers joined him in working late nights to keep Zoom operating while popularity peaked during the pandemic, his "No.

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