After 5+ years of complete wfh flexibility, the CEO, on an OPTIONAL meeting, announced that managers were being mandated back 2 days a week in ~2 months. Now, just under 1 month from that becoming effective, and official email from HR has been sent.
So let's recap, after 5-years of wfh and after an office move, and now people leaders (not just "managers") need to up end their lives to get to an office 2 days a week.
The fact that this is happening as there is an ongoing effort to sell the company feels like no coincidence to anyone. What's the easiest way to shed headcount without paying severance?