
How two people leaders designed their post-RTO workplace
The RTO debate may be over, but discussions about the post-RTO office continue into 2026.

The RTO debate may be over, but discussions about the post-RTO office continue into 2026.

Parents and people with long commutes are more likely to take a pay cut to work remotely, study finds.

Just when you thought the RTO debate was over…
“When you give employees optionality to opt into something, it drives greater engagement and buy in. When you force people to do something, it actually creates more discontent,” MongoDB’s chief people officer Harsha Jalihal tells HR Brew.
Prudential’s VP of culture and inclusion, Nya Patel tells HR Brew that the company’s Work from Anywhere program gives employees more flexibility.
“We can’t just bring people back to the office, and changing nothing else, assume that all of a sudden we get collaboration, or all of a sudden we get connectivity,” a McKinsey partner tells HR Brew.
Lacking space and employee resistance continue to halt many return-to-office plans.
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