By Breana Noble, MediaNews Group

Ford Motor Co. is investigating an incident in which a vulgar anti-return-to-office message was displayed on Thursday in Dearborn corporate buildings.

A photo of the face of CEO Jim Farley with a red prohibition symbol over it appeared on monitors in conference rooms around 9 a.m. that soon were taken down, according to photos shared on social media of the monitors.

“(Expletive) RTO,” the display read.

The incident is a sign of the challenges companies face in increasing in-office work days after many white-collar workers were sent to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. In-office work in many cases eases collaboration and offers employers greater oversight of work, but after employers got a taste of greater freedom and flexibility working fro

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