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By Rudy TakalaMay 7th, 2021, 10:25 am
Members of the
Washingtonian’s editorial staff staged a protest on Friday after the publication’s CEO penned an op-ed that many saw as threatening employees with measures that included stripping them of their benefits if they did not return to work in the office.
“Like many of my fellow small-business owners, I am excited about the prospect of returning to in-person work but am struggling with when and how to safely reopen our office,” CEO
Cathy Merrill wrote in a Thursday op-ed for
The Washington Post, before addressing her own employees directly. “But also like my peers, I am concerned about the unfortunately common office worker who wants to continue working at home and just go into the office on occasion.”