‘Grey corporate hellscape’ | Starling Bank staff resign as new CEO demands more in-office work - despite insufficient desk space

A wave of employees at Starling Bank have quit after new CEO Raman Bhatia increased the amount of time they were expected to spend in-office.

Bhatia told hybrid staff they must work from the office a minimum of 10 days each month – two to three days per week. Hybrid workers were previously only expected in the office one or two days a week, or on a purely ad-hoc basis.

According to the Guardian, some employees have already resigned over the matter, while others have heavily criticised Starling and its leadership.

As a digital bank, Starling has no physical branches, but does have offices in London, Manchester, Cardiff, Dublin, and Southampton.