Microsoft will give its employees 30 days to shift to a new stage of hybrid working which will bring more people onto its campuses.
Who is required in the office and when will be decided by each team, said Chris Capossela, Microsoft’s chief marketing officer, in a blog post. “Our approach to hybrid embraces schedule flexibility as standard for most roles and provides employees with the opportunity to determine how and where they work best, while making sure an individual’s plans align to the team agreements set with their manager," he said.
Microsoft and other tech giants have struggled with how soon to bring employees back to offices, and previous deadlines were pushed back.
In September, Microsoft scrapped a goal of reopening on Oct. 4 because Covid-19’s delta variant was raging. That was followed by the even-more-contagious omicron variant.