John Stankey, CEO of AT&T, told 60,000 managers last month they had to return to the office starting in July. But there was a caveat: AT&T owns 350 offices in the U.S., and the workers would have to report to one of just nine consolidated locations. That means workers in other states would have to move—or quit.
“If they want to be a part of building a great culture and environment, they’ll come along on these adjustments and changes,” Stankey said at the time. “Others may decide, given the station of life they are in, that they want to move in a different direction.”
