AT&T, Sweetgreen Demand More Days in Office, Joining Amazon

New Year’s Day is the new line in the sand in the ongoing return-to-office battle.

AT&T Inc. and Sweetgreen Inc. have both told non-frontline staff to get back to their desks more often come January. The telecom giant will require more US corporate employees to be in the office five days a week. The salad chain is moving to four days for the few hundred support staffers who don’t work at its restaurants. While specifics often vary by location and business unit, the impacted workers at both companies currently come in about three days a week.

The fresh mandates follow ...