Paycom

Before the cons stated below, this company truly was a top company to work for. The work-life balance was and still is great in most departments. The culture was very friendly, and all the people I worked with were happy.

Yesterday, we had a town hall announcing that everyone besides dev must return to the office 5 days a week next month.

For dev, it's going to alternate between 3 days a week and 2 days a week. This is apparently to increase productivity and push out critical projects.

This is unacceptable. Many of us accepted a job here under the impression that we had a permanent hybrid schedule. Now we are being forced to change our entire life due to a completely irrational decision from the very top.

All of our leadership below C-level was completely blindsided by this. Good luck with pushing out those critical projects when most of your company leaves and the ones that choose to stay behind are demoralized.

I'll be putting in my 2 week's notice and find a fully remote job with someone I can trust. Paycom cannot gain back their employees' trust.

Listen to your employees. Own your mistakes. With proper project prioritization and leadership, this could have been avoided. Communicate with your employees early and often, rather than blindsiding them.