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Workers commuting to the office in London.
  • RTO mandates are a "disruption" to remote workers' lives because they made big changes during COVID.
  • Many remote workers moved cities, bought houses, and invested in home offices during the pandemic.
  • Workers could begin to feel resentful to previously flexible employers, future-of-work expert Dan Schawbel told BI.

Companies have been touting the benefits of returning to the office, including teamwork and collaboration, but these mandates are actually causing a "massive disruption" in workers' lives, a workplace expert said.