‘We Can Be a Lot Less Dumb Than Forcing People Back’: The CEO of Dropbox Rails Against Companies That Issue Strict Return to Office Mandates

Companies like Amazon, JPMorgan, X and Disney are among those who’ve given return-to-office mandates to employees. And Drew Houston, CEO of Dropbox, says they are living in the past.

“Forcing people back to the office is probably gonna be like trying to force people back into malls and movie theaters. Nothing wrong with the movie theater, but it’s just a different world now,” he said during an appearance on the Leadership Next podcast.

Related: Dropbox’s CEO Explains Why the Company Adopted Jeff Bezos’ ‘Memo-First’ Meeting Culture from Amazon

Houston voiced the frustrations of many employees who feel like they waste time, energy, and money when they commute to do the same thing

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