Employee: "I was hired as fully remote 3 years ago and moved my family closer to affordable housing."
HR: "We're updating our policy. You need to report to an office 3 hours away, 4 days a week, starting next month."
Employee: "That's impossible for my commute. Is there severance if I can't relocate?"
HR: "No. Failure to report will be classified as voluntary resignation."
Two weeks later, the CEO announced a "15% reduction in force with zero severance payouts" on an earnings call to boost quarterly margins.
Mandatory return-to-office mandates were never about corporate culture……they were a back-door layoff strategy designed to strip working families of unemployment benefits.
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