I work at a fairly well known BigCo. Hiring hasn't really slowed, we're still generally soft on preferences. Only those truly needed on-site (or want to be) a

I work at a fairly well known BigCo. Hiring hasn't really slowed, we're still generally soft on preferences. Only those truly needed on-site (or want to be) are there currently. Remote is alive and well but you can smell it's trending back towards the option rather than the default. Talk has started about returning to the office for a portion of the week. It's not being enforced yet but it seems to be trending that way. I'm a little frustrated by it. Our handling isn't a return to normal, it's an overshoot. I've been remote for years before the pandemic - it was known, my whole team is in another state. But, now that the pandemic is over, anyone not > 50 miles away from the office has been encouraged to get an exception. The implication being, you will return eventually Prior to the WFH spree I never needed this, but now I do - apparently. It could be good record keeping, it could be pressure to get rid of the non-believers.