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‘Forever Layoffs’ and ‘Slo-Mo RTO’ Lead Glassdoor’s 2026 Workplace Trends

Tensions between managers and staff, workers' waning confidence in business leadership, and job scarcity mean big challenges for business owners next year. Read More

‘Forever layoffs’ and RTO pressure: Employers hold the power again, Glassdoor says

That power isn’t necessarily exercised in loud or expansive moves but in quiet, consistent changes, the report showed. Read More

RTO mandates are outdated in a hybrid workplace

What’s more, RTO mandates often function as thinly veiled layoffs, further increasing attrition and the exodus of top talent while decreasing trust. A recent study from Workways found that 71% of HR ... Read More

RTO made its biggest post-pandemic comeback in July

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RTO Ramp-Up Brings Big Changes At Places Like Google, Ford, Microsoft

Ford Motor Co. has wielded the stick over the carrot in its efforts to get employees to return to the office, and it isn't alone. The Detroit-based automaker told employees to show up in the office ... Read More

Return-to-Office Mandates Are About to Backfire

In 2025, Amazon, Dell, Apple, Google, IBM, Meta, Salesforce, and dozens more have doubled down on demands for employees to return to the office (RTO) at least three days a week, if not all five. And ... Read More

These remote workers were ordered back to the office. They still work from home.

Employers are calling workers back to the office. But are they complying? New research suggests some people are defying their bosses’ marching orders even as the job market cools and job anxieties ... Read More

600 Paramount Skydance employees quit after being told to return to office, costs firm $185 million

Skydance completed its $8 billion acquisition of Paramount in August, and executives warned at the newly merged entity's first press conference that layoffs would be announced in November. Read More

Microshifting is the new work trend to know about now

Work trends come and go, and the post-pandemic period has been filled with a dizzying array of weird and wonderful fads. Remember coffee badging? In response to return to office (RTO) mandates, some ... Read More

Microsoft’s Return-to-Office Mandate Is ‘Necessary for Innovation,’ CEO Says at All-Employee Town Hall

The return-to-office policy is expected to affect all Microsoft corporate employees in the U.S. and abroad and begins in February. Microsoft employees near headquarters in Redmond, Washington, are ... Read More