WFH - IBM Asks Remote Managers To Either Relocate Close To Office Or Leave Company | Benzinga
IBM (NYSE:IBM) has recently issued a strict directive to all of its remote managers. The company has mandated that they must either relocate to be close to an office or leave the company.
What Happened: The tech giant is now requiring all U.S. managers to report to an office or client location at least three days a week, regardless of their current work location status. The memo, dated Jan. 16, reveals that this rule also includes using badge-in data to track individual office attendance, according to a report by Bloomberg on Tuesday.
Remote workers, except for those with exceptions like medical issues or military service, who live too far to commute to an IBM facility, have until the start of August to move within 50 miles of an office. Those who fail to comply will be separated from the company, as stated by Senior Vice President John Granger in the memo.
"IBM is focused on providing a work environment that balances flexibility ...