Drastic policy change negatively affects staff - Anonymous employee OCAS (Canada) Employee Review

After years of full-remote work, and stating back in September there were no plans for a Return to Office policy, we were blindsided with the news that they were implementing one. Up to now, employment was open to anyone in the province. Now everyone, regardless of where they live in Ontario, is expected to attend in-person 3 days a week starting in April, They said they "recognize the difficult decisions" people would have to make to continue working there afterwards. No exceptions, no consideration for anyone's personal situations. It is so disappointing and feels like a betrayal. Morale is low, and the majority of employees are against this decision.