Amazon and Meta have raised the stakes on the RTO fight. Other employers shouldn't follow suit.

• Some companies are stepping up their RTO mandates.
• Amazon and Meta have said you could be fired or dinged in your review for not going to the office.
• Focusing on days in the office misses a chance to tell workers how it could benefit their careers.

Because I said so.

It's the answer every kid hates to hear. There's no rejoinder that won't get you in way worse trouble with a parent or authority figure who just dealt this verbal smackdown.