A Breakdown Of Return To Office Plans
Facebook, Microsoft, and Uber have announced plans to reopen offices on a limited basis as the coronavirus pandemic’s spread continues to slow. These companies typically set industry standards for how other workplaces will proceed.
A Citibank professional asked, “What is your company’s plan after Covid with regards to WFH?” Here are key learnings from nearly 2,000 professionals
- 41% of professionals say their company will be “back in the office on some working days.”
- All of Adobe’s workforce will be “back in the office on some working days.”
- 27% of professionals don’t know their company plans yet
- 16% of professionals say their company will be back in the office every single day
- 42% of Goldman Sachs employees say they will be back in the office every single day
- 35% of Facebook employees say they will be back in the office every single day
- 16% of professionals say their company will be permanent work from home
See data here.
A Microsoft professional shared with the Blind platform, “For Microsoft, the default option is “some days in the office,” but you also can get an approval for “no days in the office” as well as you will be welcome to come to the office every day.”
A professional at Indeed shared an in-depth insider view of what hybrid work means for them. “Indeed is going with: “Any of these options are valid.
- Work from office all days
- Flex working – 1-4 days a week
- Remote – WFH permanently
Anyone working remotely will be pegged to the remote pay band, which is the same as Austin’s pay band. Flex and office location working gets you the pay band by location. Available to everyone in engineering. For CS, Sales, and operations, this is not an option.”
A user at Facebook shared, “Going back at 10% on May 11 ( Mpk office)”
A user at Walmart shared, “Walmart Tech is going towards permanent WFH. Office space to be used for collaborating/team building activities. No pay guidance yet.”
A user at Nutanix “As an engineer, I like to go to the office some days. For company will they make flexible sitting arrangements or dedicated as it was before. Also, can the team define a few days as mandatory office days for productivity?”
This data shows many companies are taking the firsts steps towards a hybrid approach, for more inside comments for how companies are addressing what a “hybrid work model” entails. In fact, Bay Area employees are waiting to hear reopening plans after San Francisco county improved to the state’s orange tier, allowing nonessential offices to reopen.
A Blind user who works in product at Deloitte asked, “With San Francisco officially going into Orange Tier (Nonessential offices open at 25% capacity) today, have you been requested by your employer to go into the office?” Here are some key learnings from 1,300 Bay Area professionals:
- 14% of professionals say their employer requested them to go into the office
- However, the overwhelming majority, 86%, have not been requested to go into the office, yet
- 0% of professionals at Salesforce, Adobe, and Twilio have been requested to go into the office
See the data highlights here.
The user followed up the poll with “Feel free to leave a comment on your company’s latest update on remote work.” Here are some highlights from the 46 comments:
A Google professional shared ‘2 days a week starting September for Google.”
An Intel professional shared, “We were told that we need to come back in July.”
An engineer at SpaceX shared, “Every day. Never left.”
An Airbnb user shares, “Nothing is announced yet for us.”
With Californians 16 or older will be eligible on April 15, office re-openings are on the horizon. Will the transition back be well-received among Silicon Valley professionals? A Microsoft professional posted, “If a manager requests you to go back into the office, you need to find a new manager.”
Would you be willing to go back to the office five days a week? Have you heard from your employer? Join the conversation!