Dell workers can stay remote — but they're not going to get promoted

• Dell's strict new RTO mandate excludes fully remote workers from promotion. 
• Some live hours from offices and say they would now have to move states to advance their careers.
• The policy is disproportionately affecting women, one employee with access to staff data told BI. 

Dell has had a hybrid working culture in place for more than a decade — long before the pandemic struck.

"Dell cared about the work, not the location," a senior employee at Dell who's worked remotely for more than a decade, told Business Insider last month. "I would say 10% to 15% of every team was remote."