Employers’ justifications for returning to the office full-time are typically vague. For example, when Boots CEO Seb James called workers back into the office five days a week, he simply said it was a “much more fun and inspiring place” for people to work.
The latest feeble rationale for banning home-working has come from the new Manchester United Football Club co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe. In a recent message to the club’s employees, he bemoaned the “disgraceful” untidiness in the office and called an end to the flexible work-from-home policy which has been in place since the pandemic.
For those that were unwilling to comply with his new diktat, Ratcliffe had a simple response: “If you don’t like it, please seek alternative employment.”