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Surging oil costs pour fuel on the return-to-office debate

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Business
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A person walks past a gas station, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in New York.

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12 companies that are embracing remote work amid the RTO push

Tech Insider : Business, Crypto, Environment
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Lincoln County, Kansas is paying remote workers $4,500 cash to move to there.

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My company announced a return-to-office policy a few weeks ago. It's already affecting my relationship with my partner.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
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The author (not pictured) received an RTO mandate.

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Don't throw out your sweatpants. Remote work could grow as younger CEOs take over.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
A small group of remote coworkers get together for a once-q-quarter in-person retreat
Twenty-nine-year-old startup CEO Max Albert, center, poses with some of his firm's remote employees during one of their recent quarterly in-person company retreats.

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Stellantis CEO tells employees to channel Silicon Valley office culture as it prepares for 5-day RTO

Tech Insider : Business
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa is battling to turn the company around after years of declining US sales.

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Automaker Stellantis is rolling out a 5-day return-to-office

Tech Insider : Business
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Stellantis is a conglomerate made up of several European and US auto brands, including Ram.

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Home Depot is laying off 800 employees and bringing staff back to the office 5 days a week

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
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Home Depot said that it laid off 800 corporate employees on Wednesday.

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Paramount wants to know how its RTO push is going. Here are the 12 questions it asked employees in a survey.

Tech Insider : Business
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Paramount has called most staffers back to its New York or Los Angeles offices.

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America's new sink-or-swim era is here

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Environment
A worker hunched over chair working on laptop

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A few years ago, HR practitioner T. Tara Turk-Haynes hired yoga instructors and meditation gurus to help employees handle burnout at the media company where she worked.

She's not doing anything like that today.

Amazon gives managers a new way to spot employees who aren't spending enough time in the office

Tech Insider : Business
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy.
Amazon is pushing forward with its own brand of chips called Trainium.

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