Managers warn company goals can't be achieved unless coders get more face time and less FaceTime
IBM Software has mandated a swift return to the office for staff globally, telling those living within a 50 mile radius of a Big Blue office to be at their desks at least three days a week – to"spend more meaningful time together."
"If we want to maintain the flexibility of working both remote and in the office, we must be better stewards of getting into the office," they write in the piece seen by"Starting next week, all IBM Software employees will be required to spend at least 3 days in the office each week. The decision on which days will be left to managers and individual project teams," the blog adds.
The return to office orders will be implemented according to applicable local laws, according to the execs. Each of the IBM Software locations is appointing Software Executive Focals – onsite staff tasked to strong-arm support employees as"we make this more concerted effort across Software."