Think twice before ordering work-from-home employees to return to the office

Companies are facing backlash after telling staff to cut back on working from home. That’s a good way to alienate talent

Over the past few months, major corporations such as Disney, Apple, Starbucks and Amazon announced new policies mandating their employees to cut back on working from home and return to their offices for as much as five days a week. The moves were met with backlashes from employees who signed petitions, sent public letters to their CEOs, complained to the press and on social media, and even went on strike.

You would think that I, a business owner, would agree with the executives at those companies. I don’t. Those employees are right and their bosses are making a big mistake. The reality today is that you can’t mandate people to come into the office. Here’s why.

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