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Originally Posted by RunKC
Welp go ahead and put Mr RunKC on this list.
I may be getting ****ed harder than Billay, which I didn’t think was possible.
I’m not getting fired or laid off though. My company got bought out by a corporate company back in 2018 so I’ve technically been corporate for 5 years.
They just sent out a “back to work” email but it’s a relocation thing that starts in the first week of August. They have their 3 biggest hub cities and KC is nowhere near them. The secondary cities aren’t close either.
So I’m not fired. I’m not laid off. They just want to cut a bunch of people (probably due to debt) and this is the best way.
Best part? I’m pretty sure I would be forced to resign bc I won’t accept moving to my new job location and they can claim job abandonment (3 days) if I don’t go.
So my only option appears to be resignation, which means no severance and no unemployment.
What a bunch of ****ing assholes
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We just got a similar announcement last week.
Hybrid RTO minimum 3 days a week for anyone within 50 miles of an office, no exceptions.
People outside of the 50 mile radius are "unaffected" as of now but the writing on the wall is by the end of the year they'll be either required to relocate or be terminated.
Lot of speculation of the RTO announcement being a quiet firing initiative or an attempt to salvage the commercial real estate market.
Looking into it further it seems the hybrid RTO is going to be the equilibrium point of the post-pandemic work environment. Per LinkedIn fully remote position posting are trending lower while hybrid position posting are on the rise.
It doesn't feel like a coincidence that more RTO announcements keep popping up. We were told the decision was based on a combo of productivity data (bullshit) and industry trends.