戴尔和IBM计划强制员工在办公室上班，戴尔要求每季度工作39天，而IBM的美国经理则要返回办公室，否则将面临失业的风险。 Dell and IBM plan to enforce office presence for employees, with Dell requiring 39 days per quarter and IBM's US managers returning to the office or risking job loss.

据报道，戴尔计划要求员工每季度在公司办公室工作至少 39 天，即每周 3 天，从去年实施的更为有限的政策开始。 Dell is reportedly planning to require employees to work from a corporate office for at least 39 days per quarter, or three days per week, starting with a more limited policy implemented last year. 与此同时，IBM 已指示其美国经理返回办公室，否则将面临失去职位的风险。 Meanwhile, IBM has directed its US-based managers to return to the office or risk losing their roles. 高级副总裁约翰·格兰杰 (John Granger) 表示，高管和经理必须每周至少三天在现场，远程工作人员的居住地点距离办公室超过 50 英里，要求在 8 月份之前搬迁。 Senior Vice President John Granger stated that executives and managers must be in-person at least three days a week, with remote workers living over 50 miles from an office required to relocate by August.