The new Warner Bros. Discovery leadership is starting to unify its policies across the two parts of the company. I hear that Adria Alpert Romm, chief people and culture officer, sent an email this morning to WarnerMedia employees about the implementation of a new hybrid work schedule.Starting June 1, everyone will be required to be in the office at least three days a week, which matches the hybrid schedule Discovery has had in place for awhile.
Transitioning to that, employees will have to be in the office at least two days a week starting in May, which is next week.While the move was not unexpected — Warner Bros.
Discovery CEO David Zaslav is known as a proponent of collaborative work in person as indicated by the Discovery work from office mandate — today’s announcement brought stress and anxiety after more than two years of working from home, I hear.With some exceptions, the major Hollywood studies still allow remote work with no strict requirements for spending majority of the week in the office.
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