Vlad Tenev, co-founder and co-CEO of investing app Robinhood.
Robinhood proclaimed itself remote-first, then backtracked and called employees back to the office.
  • Robinhood brought workers back to the office in 2023, a year after telling them they could be remote.
  • CEO Vlad Tenev explained in a podcast interview how the company talked staff through the reversal.
  • He said being direct and having answers for employees' concerns were key.

The past few years have seen some companies declare themselves remote-first, only to backtrack and mandate workers return to the office.