Microsoft has announced from a statement in your blog An important update in its flexible work policy, which will require employees return to the office At least three days a week. The statement is signed by Amy Coleman, Executive Vice President and Microsoft Human Resources Director and it ensures that the main reason for this change is not the Encourage resignationsbut optimize your organization.
“It is important to note that this update is not about reducing staff. It is about working together to meet the needs of our clients,” says the writing.
A progressive return. The change announced in the Microsoft statement will be gradually implemented. The first to apply will be the employees of the Seattle headquarters who live less than 80 kilometers from this office. These employees will begin to go to the office three days a week from the end of February 2026.
Already without citing a specific date, the return to the office will expand to the rest of the offices in the United States, to finally apply to the other international headquarters of the company.
A change of model. Microsoft champted the adoption of Flexible Work Model giving example of the versatility of the remote work tools they produced. In fact, until only a few months ago, while many technology companies began to implement their policies back to the office, Microsoft maintained their commitment to flexibility and teleworking ensuring that their employees could continue working from their homes whenever Productivity was not affected.
From the address, it is underlined that the teams that They work face to face “They are more motivated, more empowered and reach better results” when working together. Flexibility does not disappear, but the face -to -face time becomes “intentionally and shocking”, being a fundamental part of Microsoft’s new work culture.
Exceptions for some positions. In its statement, Coleman points out that, those employees who prove “unusually long or complex” displacements, for example, if it implies the use of various means of transport “, will be exempt from going to the offices and can continue to telework or with a less restrictive model. Similarly, those positions in the Sales, Accounts Management, Consulting and Marketing departments will also be exempt from this new policy because “they require flexibility to meet with customers or partners.”
Such and as they highlight in The VergeThe letter also indicates that some employees could exceed those three days in the office with 100% face -to -face models. “Each company will do what best suits its team, which means that some groups will deviate from our general expectations,” said Coleman.
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With this turn to a more face -to -face labor model, Microsoft aligns with other technological giants such as Google, Amazon and Meta, who have already adopted similar schemes demanding their employees go to the office Between three and five days a week.
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