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Ordered back to the office, top tech talent left instead, study finds


In the months following return-to-office mandates, an increased number of senior employees departed Apple, Microsoft and SpaceX, often to work for competitors.

Tech executives have extolled the values of in-person work and pushed to get employees to return to the office, but in some cases, employees have chosen to leave altogether rather than give up remote work. SaveReturn-to-office mandates at some of the most powerful tech companies — Apple, Microsoft and SpaceX — were followed by a spike in departures among the most senior, tough-to-replace talent, according to a case study published last week by researchers at the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan. Moral dilemmas, relationships, parenting and more

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