In Shocking Blow to Pro-Office Leadership, People Will Quit If You Force Them Back Into the Office
Just in case the C-suite needs more evidence that precious talent hates being corralled back into their cubicles, Deloitte has released a new survey that says if you force it, they will not come. Most people are surprisingly OK with going into the office, just not all the time Here are the key findings from […]
PwC UK Interns to Undergo Intensive Training in the Ancient Art of Pointless Water Cooler Chitchat
PwC UK is following through on its threat to force “lockdown-damaged” interns into the office so they can learn how to interact with human beings face-to-face, reported The Times this morning. Three summers have passed since the pandemic first forced everyone inside, this summer is the first year since that the firm is making a conscious […]
Citigroup is Holding Pay and Bonuses Hostage to Get People Back in the Office
It seems Citi is sick of WFH slackers and is getting the stick: Citigroup Inc. has begun telling managers to let staffers know they’ll face consequences if they don’t comply with policies for office attendance. While the vast majority of staffers are following the firm’s rules for hybrid work, the moves are focused on those […]
Forcing People Back Into the Office to Foster Mentoring Will Only Foster Resentment, Says Cringe Nicknamed Doctor
Looks like we have another expert chiming in to offer their view on the whole “Work-from-home,” “Don’t-work-from-home, “Work-from-home-but-come-in-once-in-a-while” cluster!@#$ of a post-pandemic office strategy. This time it’s nickname guru Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, who says you might be pissing off your senior talent if you force them to come into the office to mentor the children. […]
PwC Chair Basically Threatens AI Will Replace You If You Don’t Come Into the Office
For two years now, PwC UK chairman Kevin Ellis has been trying to get people back into the office. In 2021, he said he wanted to “create a buzz around returning to the office,” luring his people back with the promise of human contact we were all starved for in 2020. Launched a year after […]
The Rumor Is True, PwC Is Returning to the Office
Today was the much-anticipated firmwide webcast in which we expected PwC leadership to announce a return to office. Lo-and-behold…it happened. A source tells us: 50 percent “people together,” virtual channel staff three times per month, firmwide events requirement two times per quarter. So return to work 50 percent starting July. r/PwC is discussing it and […]
Guess We Should Discuss Deloitte’s RTO Plans
Yesterday the PwC return to office plan set to be announced May 3 and take effect after the firmwide summer break was all but confirmed and in a discussion about it I came across this: Therese are nothing when compared to Deloitte’s planned RTO announcement which has a tentative announcement date of the Tuesday after […]
That PwC Return-To-Office Rumor Might Be True (Includes Potential Confirmation)
Remember that rumor buzzing around last week about a PwC return to office? It might be true. You’ll note that OP updated their post to specify that what they’ve heard applies to US tax. This morning Going Concern received a copy of a memo that appears to confirm just about everything the original rumor-spreader said, […]
Someone’s Starting Rumors That PwCers Are Getting Forced Back Into the Office
Someone on a throwaway told all of r/Big4 a few hours ago that they’ve been given inside information about a mandatory return to office at PwC to be announced in a couple weeks. This screenshot couldn’t have worked out better. Since late 2021, PwC has touted a super flexible remote work policy. Come in, don’t, […]
While Other Industries Have Turned to the Stick, Accounting Firms Continue to Use the Carrot to Encourage RTO
PwC’s hybrid work policy was quite the big deal when it was announced in October 2021, it signaled perhaps a change in corporate mentality that meant employees would be allowed the discretion to determine on their own if they need to be in the office or not. Other firms took a similar approach, though their […]
The Largest Accounting Firm in Kentucky Thinks a Tower Will Win the Talent War
You ever been in a position where you’re juggling a few different offers from roughly equivalent firms? Of course you have. What factors do you consider when making this important decision? Salary, obviously. Culture, perhaps. Was the guy who interviewed you a dick? That definitely rates. What about commercial real estate? Anyone? MCM CPAs & […]
Accountants Will Not Be Motivated to Get Back to the Office
Someone sent us this r/accounting thread on returning to the office the other day and wanted to make sure we call out one comment in particular. You’ll see why in a second. The question of what would motivate you to go back to the office has been asked before, in a multitude of ways, and […]
EY Survey Ironically Finds the Four-Day Workweek is the New Standard at Many Companies
According to the latest EY Future Workplace Index survey, many companies are moving toward a four-day workweek thanks in part to competition for talent. The survey reveals surprisingly optimistic attitudes from company leadership on real estate investment despite economic tightening, says the press release, a sign that employers want you back in the office at […]
PwC Is Still Not Forcing People Back to the Office (Really)
Ed. note: In April 2023, rumors began circulating that PwC would soon announce a soft return to office that would be “expected” but not mandated. We are pretty sure it’s happening but will have to wait until May to know for sure. Since last November, PwC has graciously allowed 40,000 client-facing people to choose whether […]
Top 5 Reasons Why Employers Want You Back In the Office
The debate over employee work preferences continues to explode. Many employers actively ignore employee preferences, particularly when employees favor fully remote work. In recent weeks, even more companies demanded that employees return to offices, immediately, or else. Employee preferences aside, why do companies want everyone back in the office? 1. Companies are losing grasp on […]
Young People Want to Return to the Office Says Old Guy Who’s Never Spoken to a Young Person
EY Global Chairman and CEO Carmine Di Sibio is out here making some wild claims, namely that EY’s 20-somethings are eager to get back to the office. From CNBC: In the tug of war between returning to the office and working from home, Ernst & Young (EY) CEO and Global Chairman Carmine Di Sibio falls […]
Someone Is Not a Fan of KPMG’s New ‘Reconnect with KPMG’ Ad Campaign
As a Fisbhowl user, I received a notification on my phone this evening that “KPMG was tagged in a post,” and this was the post: I had no idea this was a thing. Someone in the comment section said the commercial was on KPMG US’s YouTube channel, so I went there, and sure enough, there […]
KPMG Norway Has Achieved the Impossible And Created a Mildly Amusing Video (For an Accounting Firm)
KPMG couldn’t audit their way out of a paper bag but some props are due for proving themselves capable of making a mildly entertaining two-minute YouTube video which we’re about to share with you momentarily. The last time we caught KPMG embarrassing themselves on YouTube, it was this unspeakable disaster from KPMG Denmark and things […]
Deloitte U.S. CEO Joe Ucuzoglu Says Give Your People What They Want Or You’ll Lose Them
Y’all the Great Resignation has scared the pants off of corporate America. No longer can they get away with teasing ping-pong tables and elusive “work-life balance” that we all know is heavy on the work but light on the life. Go figure, once going to the grocery store could literally kill you, it’s like everyone […]