I received an e-mail from a colleague today saying I cannot schedule a meeting for certain periods during the weekday, because they have RTO'd and will be commuting during those specific time periods. This was a guy who typically would have been available 9 or 10 hours a day. You really have two choices: 1. Complain to the employee's boss that they are not available, which will probably cause them to help you even less, especially in the future; or 2. Suck it up and realize that many people are not going to be as productive and flexible as the were before this RTO business. People keep saying how much more productive many will be in the office. I really doubt it.
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Exactly. People tend to work longer and less distracted when working from home. It’s well known. This RTO is just a guise to reduce headcount.