Return to Office in 2026: Why Now?

<p>If working from home was such a problem, why did it take until 2026 for anyone to say so?</p><p>In Episode 82, Mandy Alt and Mandy Holt break down the real return-to-office timeline: the 2020 shutdown, the 2021–2022 hot labor market that turned remote work into a hiring perk, the messy 2023 &quot;back to normal&quot; push, and the 2024 layoffs that flipped power back to employers. They get into the theories nobody says out loud, what happens to people hired 100% remote who now live nowhere near an office, and what a commute actually costs once you add it all up.</p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li>A real timeline: 2020 lockdowns to 2026 mandates</li><li>The real estate and power-and-control theories behind RTO</li><li>What happens when you&#39;re hired fully remote and then told to relocate</li><li>The hidden cost of commuting: gas, time, clothes and childcare</li><li>Why &quot;be more productive&quot; isn&#39;t a real reason without a system behind it</li><li>How to negotiate before you comply</li><li>The stats: 91% of Amazon employees unhappy, 80% of companies losing talent</li></ul><p><br></p><p>For anyone who got the &quot;come back to the office&quot; email out of nowhere, anyone hired fully remote who&#39;s now stuck, and anyone tired of mandates with no real explanation behind them.</p><p>New episodes every week for anyone trying to survive (or escape) the corporate grind.</p><p>Also, if you are interested in checking out the fidget tools we talked about on this episode, please go to this website - <a href="https://getono.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://getono.com/</a> If you find one you like, use this discount code to get 10% off. THECORPORATEBURNOUTSPODCAST10</p><p><br></p>