3M Ends Remote-Friendly Policy by Asking Bosses Back Three Days

3M Co.’s new chief is recalling managers to the office, dialing back a remote-friendly policy that his predecessor had hailed as being “rooted in flexibility and trust.”

The industrial giant, which has 85,000 employees globally, will expect — but not require — those at the director level and above to come into an office Tuesday through Thursday, which the company has deemed “collaboration days,” a 3M spokesperson confirmed. For those below the director rank, the new policy is voluntary.

The new rules start next month at 3M’s Minnesota headquarters for employees who live within 50 miles of the ...