Google is forcing some remote employees back to the office

Google is demanding some remote workers move within 50 miles of an office and show up three days a week or risk losing their jobs.

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00:00Google is telling some remote workers to return to the office three days a week or risk losing

00:05their jobs. According to internal documents seen by CNBC, some Google units are giving staffers

00:10the option to switch to a hybrid schedule or take a voluntary exit package. But another department

00:15was told roles would be eliminated if employees didn't follow a hybrid RTO schedule. Google's

00:21push for return to office began back in 2022, with requirements of three days in office and

00:27two working remotely. But co-founder Sergey Brin told employees in February that he recommends

00:32being in the office at least every weekday and that 60 hours a week is the sweet spot of productivity,

00:38according to a memo seen by the New York Times.