JPMorgan Chase has turned off comments on an internal page after employees criticized its return-to-office policy.
New York: So, JPMorgan Chase has decided to make everyone come back to the office full-time, and it’s not going over well. They even turned off comments on an internal page where employees were sharing their thoughts about it.
This change affects around 300,000 employees and is set to kick in by March. Before this, many back-office workers could work from home a couple of days a week. Now, they’ll have to be in the office five days a week.
Most of the bank’s staff, including senior managers, were already working in the office full-time. But the new policy has sparked a lot of complaints. Employees are worried about rising commuting costs, childcare issues, and how it’ll mess with their work-life balance.
Some folks even suggested forming a union to push for a hybrid work schedule. In response to all the feedback, JPMorgan disabled the comment feature on that post, although the original announcement is still up.
Apparently, this isn’t the first time they’ve done this. A source mentioned that the bank often turns off comments when there’s a lot of chatter on a topic.
CEO Jamie Dimon has been pretty clear about his stance on in-office work. He believes it’s crucial for running the company effectively. He’s said that employees should generally be in the office five days a week, but he does acknowledge that some roles might allow for occasional remote work.
This push to return to the office isn’t just a JPMorgan thing. Other big companies, like Amazon, are also calling their employees back full-time after a more flexible approach during the pandemic.
It seems like there’s a real tug-of-war going on between what companies want and what employees are hoping for, especially after getting used to working from home.
JPMorgan has been gradually tightening its return-to-office rules since 2020, moving from partial returns to this full-time requirement.
