Microsoft Planning Return-to-Office Mandate: Report

Sources said that Microsoft is planning to implement a tough return to office mandate with next year. Business Internal.

Since pandemic disease, Microsoft has a flexible workplace, which allows remote work to maximize time. According to Bi Report, Microsoft is considering increasing the need for personally work for employees in its Redmund, Washington, headquarters for at least three days a week.

Sources said Microsoft is still working on details of the project and plans to announce it in September. Microsoft’s spokesman said Bi That the company is considering reviewing its flexible work schedules, but no change has yet to be finalized.

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The return mandate to the office can affect tens of thousands of Microsoft employees. As of June 30, Microsoft employed 228,000 workers, which are located 125,000 located in the US

If Microsoft implements a strict return-to-office policy, it will recently join other companies that tighten remote work boundaries-or has been completely eliminated.

In 2025, both AT&T and Sweet Green reviewed their stance on remote work, AT&T asked the US staff to work for five days from the office, while Sweatgran declared four days mandatory. Both companies had previously needed staff personally working for three days a week.

Meanwhile, Amazon announced a tremendous return mandate in September, in which employees need to work at the office five days a week in January, rather than following the hybrid schedule. Although the move met the staff’s pushback – and encouraged 500 employees to sign a letter in the protest – Amazon remained on the move.

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According to a research conducted by Bamboo HR last year, the mandates of the return were often disguised as a disguise, which was designed to reduce any workforce without deducting government jobs. About a quarter of the survey -suits, wanted to encourage the “voluntary business”, which encourages office policies.

Rid of massively despite the brilliant income

Microsoft recently held a large -scale sixth .The eliminated 9,000 characters in July, or about 4 % of its workforce. Two months ago, in May, Microsoft laid more than 6,000 employees, or 3 % of its workforce.

At the same time, Microsoft has reported more excellent revenue than analysts’ expectations. Last month, Microsoft announced that for the quarter ended June 30, revenue increased by 18 % over the previous year, which reached 76.4 billion, while net income is $ 27.2 billion, which is a 24 % increase.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella described the staff released on Microsoft’s corporate blog last month to reduce the job reduction in the memo. Nadella acknowledged the contradiction between Microsoft’s “promoted” finance and staff’s decision.

“This is a secret of success in an industry that has no cost to the franchise,” Nadella wrote without further explaining.

Microsoft is more than 24 % in the annual date of writing at the time of stock.

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