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Management Professor Offers Recommendations to Ease the Jolt of Strict Return-To-Office Policies

UConn Today – The comfort of working from home in sweatpants and slippers has recently disappeared for employees of many large companies.

Target, Microsoft, Under Armour, and T. Rowe Price are just some of the corporations that announced or reinstituted more stringent return-to-office policies this fall.

Management professor Travis Grosser told UConn Today that that the first six months of a new schedule are critical to establishing an employee’s reputation and value. And though it can be a difficult adjustment initially, in-office work greatly increases an employee’s visibility and career-growth opportunities.

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