IBM to Managers: Move Near an Office or Leave Company
- CEO Arvind Krishna long touted importance of in-person work
- US office attendance stagnant in 2023 despite new rules
The IBM offices in Foster City, California.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergInternational Business Machines Corp. delivered a companywide ultimatum to managers who are still working remotely: move near an office or leave the company.
All US managers must immediately report to an office or client location at least three days a week “regardless of current work location status,” according to a memo sent on Jan. 16 viewed by Bloomberg. Badge-in data will be used to “assess individual presence” and shared with managers and human resources, Senior Vice President John Granger wrote in the note.