"Apple's revised return-to-office guidelines are both disappointing and surprising,” says Annie Dean, Atlassian’s head of Team Anywhere. Culture is, and always will be, how companies identify - and being together in person, even two or three days a week, is important for culture, creativity and the business.”Īpple is wrong. “With the economy the way it is and layoffs happening, people need to rally together to solve their company's problems.
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Gadea, the founder and CEO of workplace platform Envoy, has some real skin in the game when it comes to workers getting back to a physical location, but he also genuinely believes face-to-face collaboration is essential.
“Apple has the power to move the entire industry with this announcement,” Larry Gadea told Protocol. Protocol asked tech leaders to weigh in on Apple’s decision.Īpple is right. Then they can choose to work remotely for the rest of the week.Īpple has historically been a canary in the coal mine in terms of big industry culture shifts, but it’s also been more dedicated to RTO than most other tech companies. They’re required to be there Tuesdays, Thursdays and an additional third day of their team's choosing. As first reported by Bloomberg, Santa Clara workers will need to work from the Cupertino spaceship three days a week, starting Sept. This week Apple announced that everyone must come back to the office, for real this time.