How Bootcamp Grads Can Navigate the Return-to-Office Mandate

The Career Change Podcast with Fexingo: Switching Fields, Bootcamps, and Reskilling · Jul 23, 2026 · 8m · transcript

Episode 132 of The Career Change Podcast tackles a dilemma many bootcamp grads face in mid-2026: their first tech job was fully remote, but now the employer is calling people back to the office. Lucas and Luna break down the numbers — a recent survey shows 67 percent of hybrid companies now require at least three days in-office — and walk through three concrete strategies: negotiating a permanent remote clause, leveraging a job offer from a fully remote competitor, and pivoting to companies where the RTO policy is a cultural fit. They also share a real story of a bootcamp grad who…