Top 10 Biggest IT Companies That Have Stopped Work From Home For Millions Of Employees


Rohit Kulkarni

Rohit Kulkarni

Apr 22, 2024


With the global disruptor, Covid, everything changed. Including how we work…

Top 10 Biggest IT Companies That Have Stopped Work From Home For Millions Of Employees

With the physical constraints applied to life, tech giants and corporates in general embraced the idea of remote work, dispatching laptops, and computer systems to work on, eventually provisioning cutting-edge virtual collaboration tools and flexible work policies. 

The Corporate Shift to In-Office Demands

After the pandemic, this trend changed a little and fast forward to now, corporates are now demanding a shift in the method of work, as in, they are requesting their employees to return to office. There has been a stark contrast between remote work surge in pandemic against the in-office work requirement post pandemic.

While the reasons and implementation differ from company to company, lets take a deep dive into the changes that they are implementing:

Known for its innovative and employee friendly workplace policies, Google has now taken a rather stern approach and limited remoted work requests, hence pushing for more hybrid schedules and mandatory office attendance.

Threatening discipline for non-compliance, Meta is now asking its employees to be working in office for 3 days a week.

On the similar lines, Amazon’s CEO, Andy Jassy while bluntly stating that remote work might not align with the company’s expectations, has mandated three days of office work per week.

Historically known for its eco-friendly remote work policies, Dell is now asking all those employees who live within an hour’s commute to come down to office 3 days a week.

An American video game company, Activision Blizzard faced the flak for its return-to-office mandate, with concerns about potential layoffs. 

On one side, IBM has issued a relocation ultimatum to its US managers and on other side, citing collaboration and security concerns, Rockstar enforced in-office requirements.

Following suit, HCL Technologies and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have emphasized in-office work for various roles. 

Navigating the Remote Work Dilemma

The reasons why corporates want their employees back in office include multiple reasons, ranging for collaboration creativity and innovation, to company culture as well as mentorship. While some cite reasons like hinderance in management oversight, some complain that the office spaces are unutilized, thus wasting substantial investment in infrastructure.

Those who are on the other side of the argument, the proponents of remote work cite multiple benefits such as flexibility and work-life balance.

Hence, best of both worlds, seems to be the solution in near future. However, the extent of remote work allowed requires careful consideration in which various factors such as company culture and the nature of work comes to play. 

However, there is no universal solution to this, and all corporates must tailor their approach to meet the needs of their workforce and business objectives.

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