With the pandemic behind us, some executives argue that remote work has outlived its usefulness. Yet the data tells a different story.

Adding insult to injury, after being slapped with an RTO employees are being met with desk shortages—some are even being forced to sit and work from the corridor floor.

AT&T is requiring office employees to work on-site five days a week starting in January, effectively eliminating a recent hybrid option.

AT&T is asking all of its staff to work in the office five days a week, after 18,000 managers returned last year. It follows a similar move from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy.

First Amazon mandated a return to the office. Now AT&T. But one new analysis suggests RTO crackdowns could have unintended consequences.

Telecom giant AT&T and salad chain Sweetgreen are the latest companies to announce new return-to-office mandates in 2025.

AT&T (T) is requiring many office employees to work on-site a full five days a week starting in January, Business Insider’s Dominick Reuter

adding that he made his decision before Amazon’s announcement. A majority of AT&T employees and leaders have been in the office five days a week, including during the pandemic, a spokesperson ...

The news comes as Amazon has delayed some RTO plans over capacity issues. AT&T's return-to-office mandate is set to get stricter in the new year. The Dallas-based telecom giant confirmed to ...

AT&T CEO John Stankey told managers last year they would need to come back to the core office hubs—18,000 returned.

The telecom giant is one of the nation’s largest private employers, and its move could influence other large corporations to do the same.

Companies requiring workers to return to the office include AT&T, Amazon, and BlackRock. View a list of RTO mandates across business and tech.