It feels so long ago now, but many of us can recall that it was quite an adjustment when we had to start working from home full-time in the wake of the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
But while there are certainly people who missed how things worked in the office over the last two years, it seems that most of us not only found we could work just as well at home, but actually preferred it that way.
For that reason, those who thought everything would go back to the way it was if they mandated a return to the office soon discovered that this idea would prove more unpopular than expected.
For employees who find that they're just as productive as before and have more of their life to enjoy than when they had to commute, this seems like an unnecessary imposition. And depending on how their management implements such a plan, it's something that's not only worth quitting over, but that can also draw backlash from outside the company.
That's why one recruiter is advising managers not to try it. But if they must, he shared the concessions he thinks they'll need to make to keep their workers.