Microsoft won’t mandate full return to office like Amazon: Here is why

Posted on:
Key Points

Microsoft opts for a flexible hybrid work model, allowing remote work at least 50% of the time, unlike Amazon's strict return-to-office mandate...

While companies like Amazon are enforcing strict return-to-office (RTO) mandates, Microsoft is sticking with its flexible, hybrid work model, allowing employees to work remotely at least 50 per cent of the time, according to a report by Business Insider..

In a recent internal meeting, Scott Guthrie, Executive Vice President of Microsofts Cloud + AI group, informed employees that the company has no intention of ending its flexible work policyunless productivity levels begin to decline..

Two employees who attended the meeting told BI, that Guthrie emphasised that Microsofts hybrid model will remain in place, providing employees the option to work remotely for at least half of their work time...

Keith Boyd, a senior director at Microsoft, highlighted in an August post that hybrid work, if managed effectively, leads to employees being more engaged, productive, and connected, even when working remotely..