
'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
David James
created: June 6, 2025, 2:16 p.m. | updated: June 7, 2025, 9:18 p.m.
Dropbox CEO Drew Houston says RTO needs to be smarter than having people return to the office to do the same Zoom calls they could have done at home.
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.
"We can be a lot less dumb than forcing people back into a car three days a week or whatever, to literally be back on the same Zoom meeting they would have been at home," he said.
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