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‘This shift highlights not just a continuation but a broad acceptance of remote work as the norm’: Software engineers are sticking with remote work and refusing to budge on RTO mandates – and 21% would quit if forced back to the office
Eight-in-ten software engineers will be working at least partly from home by the end of this year, new research suggests, as workers double down on hybrid setups and push back against RTO mandates. Despite the efforts of big tech firms like Amazon, Microsoft, and Oracle to corral people back into the office, there’s strong resistance, according to a survey from…
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Employees want purpose, and they’re willing to quit to find it – upskilling, career growth, and work-life balance have shifted priorities for workers
People want purpose and meaning at work — and if they don’t get it, two thirds would quit to find it. That’s the findings from a survey by careers skills organization Tomorrow University, which found seven-in-ten ranked purpose as a defining role in their career choices, and 66% saying they would leave their current role for one that “better aligns…
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IT professionals aren’t budging on flexible work demands – and more than half say they’ll quit if employers don’t meet expectations
Nearly half of IT workers in the UK have quit a job due to a lack of workplace flexibility, according to new research. Analysis from Randstad shows 40% of UK-based IT pros have quit over a lack of flexible work options, while 31% of workers globally have done the same. The study noted that IT workers typically value flexible working…
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Cracks begin to show in hybrid working as more staff report ‘video call fatigue’ – but nearly a third would still quit if faced with an RTO mandate
A third of younger workers say they’d rather quit their jobs than do more days in the office, according to a survey. Education platform Kahoot surveyed 2,000 UK professionals revealing why so many workers are keen to stay at home — and why some can’t wait to get back to the office. The study revealed that 29% of 18-24 year…
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Considering an RTO mandate? Think again if you want to keep your best talent – ‘brain drain’ is causing havoc for companies pushing staff back into the office, with women and senior staff most likely to quit
Return to office (RTO) mandates can spark a brain drain at companies, according to a new study — and the turnover is highest among women and more senior, skilled employees. The last year has seen high-profile companies such as Amazon end hybrid working in favour of a full return to the office, sparking a backlash from employees. But research led…
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How to quit Elon Musk’s Twitter / X
Once upon a time, Twitter — now X — was the place to get your memes, world news, and pop culture. However, even at the time, being an active Twitter user also required sifting through a daily deluge of toxic characters, bots, and deepfakes. Then the Elon Musk circus came to town and began steadily altering the formerly popular social…
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In-office requirement isn’t designed to make workers quit – Computerworld
In an internal meeting, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy responded to recent criticism from many employees about the company’s new plan for a full return to the office in January. The mandate means that as the beginning of the new year, almost all employees will have to be in the office five days a week. Jassy said the aim is not…
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“There are other companies around”: AWS CEO Matt Garman says employees pushing back on RTO mandates should quit
Don’t want to return to the office? Amazon has a simple answer for employees refusing RTO mandates: quit. Matt Garman, chief executive of the tech giant’s cloud division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), told staff at a meeting that they should look elsewhere for work if they didn’t think they could work in the office anymore. Amazon is one of a…
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Business execs just said the quiet part out loud on RTO mandates: A quarter admit forcing staff back into the office was meant to make them quit — but this ‘quiet firing’ practice could easily backfire
Companies give a lot of reasons for employees to come back to the office — innovation, communication, productivity — but as many as a quarter are also quietly hoping that staff quit. That’s according to research from BambooHR, which surveyed companies on the return to office (RTO) trend, finding that 18% of HR professionals and 25% of VP and c-suite…
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