This week on Toot or Boot, Tara Turk-Haynes, founder of Equity Activations, joins us to break down Amazon's RTO mandate and the myth of in-office culture-building. Then we dive into the latest tech layoffs—is it the economy, real estate, or the upcoming election driving them? And we ask: Does simply being in the same office foster real collaboration and culture? Get ready for a wild ride!

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Here are the articles we discussed:

• Amazon calls workers back 5 days a week—other companies may be ‘right behind them,’ expert says
• Cisco's huge layoff round slams Bay Area offices, more than 800 workers cut
• Intel is laying off over 15,000 employees and will stop ‘non-essential work’
• PwC fires 1,800 employees. What’s driving Big 4’s major U.S. layoffs?
• Working in the office 5 days a week to build company culture is a myth, PwC report says