Get the bus | JPMorgan employees face park and ride amid return-to-office push

JPMorgan employees at the bank's largest US campus have expressed concerns over a lack of parking and other key amenities as they prepare to return to the office full-time.

Staff at the Polaris campus in Columbus, Ohio, which houses approximately 12,000 employees, have been instructed to resume five-day, in-office working starting April 21, following a delay to allow the site to prepare for the influx.

The move aligns with CEO Jamie Dimon's expletive-laden return-to-office (RTO) mandate, which has seen hybrid workers across the bank called back to their desks this year. Concerns have been raised, however, that the Polaris campus lacks sufficient capacity to accommodate the returning workforce.

Internal documents indicate Polaris has 13,601 employees but seating for only 11,930. A JPMorgan spokesperson downplayed concerns, however, noting that the total figure includes staff who are not present daily, such as engineers, security, and service teams.