Work Shift: Will the UPS Return-to-Office Plan Deliver?

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When United Parcel Service Chief Executive Officer Carol Tomé last week ordered staffers at the logistics giant back to their desks five days a week early next month, she cited reasons that will be familiar to anyone who has read the many return-to-office (RTO) memos penned by corporate chiefs over the past two years.