'Needlessly unkind' | Fury as firm 'mocks' staff upon office return amid back-to-work anxiety rise

A company has attracted waves of backlash online after displaying ‘insensitive’ posters around its building to welcome back staff to the office, The Independent reports.

Employees returning to work at the office of Oxford Properties, a Toronto-based real estate investment firm, were greeted by several signs which appeared to “mock” some of the work-from-home perks they would now be missing out on.

One sign showed a pair of tracksuit bottoms, with the question: “Miss your sweatpants yet?”

Another poster, which displayed a sad-looking dog, had the caption: “Bet your dog’s missing you”, while another showed a woman smiling while at work, with the message: “Seriously, we missed you.”