RTO 5 days a week or quit? How one Paramount manager made his decision.

Ron Telemarque

Ron Telemarque

• Ron Telemarque had 11 days to decide: accept severance or return to the office full time.
• He shared how he decided whether to stay at Paramount — and whether he regrets it months later.
• In recent years, many workers have had to adapt to return-to-office mandates.

In September, Ron Telemarque was given 11 days to make a difficult decision: leave his job at Paramount Skydance — or prepare to work from the office five days a week.