IBM tells managers to come to the office or leave their jobs

IBM tells managers to come to the office or leave their jobs

IBM has given managers an ultimatum: Come into the office or leave. The technology firm is pushing for an end to remote work, telling US-based managers to immediately report in-person or exit their role, according to an internal January 16th memo from senior vice president John Granger viewed by Bloomberg. Executives and managers will now be expected to be in-person at least three days a week, and remote workers living more than 50 miles from an office have until August to relocate closer with few exceptions such as employees with medical issues or military service. The return-to-work push is complicated by the company’s efforts in recent years to cut down on real estate. A number of IBM office shave shuttered since the pandemic, putting some remote workers in a position where they may be forced to move large distances in order to keep their employment. Closed offices include Philadelphia, central New York State and Iowa. The consulting firm says all unwilling to comply will have to “separate from IBM” and that badge-in data will be used to track office attendance and confirm compliance with the new policy.