Discovery’s acquisition of WarnerMedia was completed on April 8. On April 26, Deadline reported the company’s first memo mentioning the 3-day requirement — which was unpopular among staffers, especially due to the late notice.
Thursday’s memo did not address this backlash explicitly, though the company does claim to “recognize this is a period of transition and will require some adjustment” for employees that are not already working in the office. Romm also emphasized the “significant advantages to being together” including the “great news” that the on-site facilities including fitness and child care centers have reopened and that employees would be offered free lunch during their first week back.
The news comes amid a series of high profile executive exits at Warner Bros. Discovery. Earlier on Thursday, Variety reported that HBO Max’s U.S. general manager and executive vice president of global data, CRM and growth Brad Wilson would be exiting the streamer — just one day after TBS programming chief Brett Weitz was learned to be out, as well as head of global communications Johanna Fuentes and president of the kids and family division Tom Ascheim.
Warner Bros. Discovery declined Variety‘s request for comment.
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