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5 August 2026 at 5:57 am

Employees Rebel Against Return-to-Office Mandates, Engaging in "Workplace Sabotage"

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A new report from Enhancv indicates a "new era of workplace sabotage" as employees increasingly resist return-to-office (RTO) mandates, with 72% suspecting RTO is a precursor to stealth layoffs. The study, which surveyed 1,000 US workers, found many are engaging in tactics like "coffee badging" and using office time to apply for new jobs or build side hustles, leading to a phenomenon dubbed "The Great Compliance."

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