Anyone else notice the mandatory RTO compliance emails?

The shift from 'flexible work' to mandatory badge tracking feels like a blatant setup. They know exactly what they're doing with these compliance emails. It’s not about collaboration or culture; it’s about building a case to minimize severance costs during the next round of layoffs. If you aren't logging your swipes, you’re basically handing them a convenient reason to let you go without jumping through additional HR hoops. Keep your resume updated and start looking elsewhere before the axe actually drops on the 'non-compliant' crowd.

I honestly think the RTO obsession is just a desperate attempt to justify the massive real estate footprint. Management is terrified of looking incompetent to the board, so they’re forcing us back to make the office look busy. The aggressive emails are just a tactic to keep everyone on edge so we’re too stressed to realize how poorly things are actually being managed. It’s exhausting to deal with the performative office attendance while the actual workload remains unmanageable. Don't take it too personally—the strategy is clearly failing.