Home Depot Announced the Same RTO Policy...Twice
FrequencyFebruary 16, 202600:05:25

Home Depot Announced the Same RTO Policy...Twice

Home Depot just told corporate employees to return to the office five days a week starting April 6th — except they already announced the exact same mandate in January 2025. Same company, same policy, different month. Stanford's Nick Bloom reports 17% of companies are now on their third RTO policy, and employees are calling leadership's bluff.

Jenni and Chuck dig into why repeating the same announcement signals policy failure, not a communication problem. They explore the credibility gap that forms when leaders issue mandates without consequences, the missing "why" behind most RTO policies, and what it means when 800 layoffs land alongside a recycled mandate. A corporate employee tells Chuck directly: employees know how to do their jobs and don't need a five-day policy to prove it.

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