Desk wars & dodgy wifi | JPMorgan's return-to-office is off to a bumpy start

On Monday last week, JPMorgan Chase’s controversial return-to-office finally came into effect, after weeks of back and forth between disgruntled employees and insistent executives.

In the two months since reports of the mandate first broke, JPMorgan staff have rallied against the move with a petition signed by roughly 1,000 employees. CEO Jamie Dimon has swearily smacked the movement down – “I don’t care how many people sign that F***ing petition” – and then subsequently apologised for his four-letter outburst.

With the first week of the new in-office arrangement now under the belt, there has not been time for the bank’s executives to breathe a collective sigh of relief.

From the (anticipated) desk capacity concerns to issues including spotty WiFi, sick colleagues, and noise complaints, the problems have been coming thick and fast, according to a Fortune report.