Meta's Mandatory Office Return Frustrates Employees with Crowding, Hot Desking and Questionable Rationale

Meta is requiring employees to return to the office 3 days a week starting September 5th. Attendance is tracked and noncompliance could result in being fired.
Employees say there's insufficient office space and conference rooms, leading to meetings with people sitting on the floor.
The switch to hotel desks and hot desking is causing discomfort and unfamiliar faces. Employees struggle to get a consistent desk.
No one is quitting over the RTO frustrations, as the job market is tough. But many have applied to be fully remote.
Employees must commute to the office for 3 days even if their team is distributed, just to be on Zoom. They question the rationale behind the "messy" mandate.

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Posted 9/29/2023, 11:25:00 PM