Partners at King & Spalding are urging associates to return to the office, indicating that their bonuses might be jeopardized if they do not improve attendance. This initiative marks a stark shift in culture, as the firm previously embraced a 'no facetime' policy. Associates, who have adapted to years of hybrid work, are resistant to this change. The attendance goal is reportedly around 50 percent, yet the financial implications feel disproportionately severe to associates accustomed to productive remote work.
Partners have reportedly taken a break from the million-dollar summer homes their associates toil to make possible to let the rabble know that their hefty bonuses might be "in jeopardy" because they haven't done enough hallway waving this quarter.
Insiders describe this as a massive culture shock because the firm has never exhibited much concern about office attendance before - even known to describe itself as a "no facetime" firm on the recruiting trail.
Those in the trenches - especially those who ran up record revenue working from home through a global pandemic unprecedented since attorneys turned drafts via passenger raven during the Black Death - understandably balk at firms calling them back into the office.
The target for attendance seems modest, with tipsters claiming the firm is seeking 50 percent attendance, which makes the dire financial threat all the more disproportionate.
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