Return-to-office is a farce - Tech Manager Charles Schwab Employee Review

The return-to-office initiative is a farce for most non client-facing employees (those in marketing, technology etc). I used to love coming in to the office... when there was a point to it. Now we're forced to spend money & time in traffic to come in, sit in front of our computers, and have most of our meetings on communication apps anyway, since many of our team members are still remote. As ludicrous as it sounds, we're basically coming in to the office to work remotely (and having to put up with the noise of other people around us shouting into their mics for their remote meetings) To add insult to injury, colleagues who were lucky enough to have moved away during Covid or who are on the "Green side" (and don't live near an office) have the privilege of being able to work from the comfort of their home. It's inequity and favoritism.