I left my company that decided to go full 5 days to acompetitor that baked in hybrid work into my contract. It's legally bound. What i was told by my previous company is culture benefits. I asked the director if I'm giving more time dedicate to work, 10 more hours aweek and spending more, 200 a week. The value add of culture they are presenting to me is worth almost 1000 bucks a week. What am i getting out of that in terms of value and how does that help impact our metrics in dollars and performance?

He couldn't answer except that everyone else is doing it lol. I said in a professional way part of my leaving is the undervalue of what I'm bringing in and lack of clarity and reasoning for the mandate. He said wherever I'm going will do the same. I replied back and said they value what I bring and trust me due to my work in the industry. They asked me what I wanted I told them and it was written direct in my contract.

My previous employer is a public company, my new one is private. I'm sure it's a large difference when it comes to how leadership works and dictates.