Quarter of bosses admit return-to-office mandates were meant to make staff quit

Bosses have spent the better part of two years summoning their employees back to the office, making remote-loving workers “ quiet quit ” in protest, while others have threatened to quit for real. But that’s secretly what a significant chunk of CEOs were hoping for.

According to research from BambooHR, a survey of more than 1,500 U.S. managers found a quarter of C-suite executives hoped for some voluntary turnover among workers after implementing an RTO policy.

Meanwhile, one in five HR professionals admitted their in-office policy was meant to make staff quit.

It’s why the report concludes what many workers have long suspected: that “RTO mandates are layoffs in disguise”.

Return-to-office mandates haven’t gone as hoped

It’s no secret that rigid in-office policies haven’t landed we