Subj : Meta is officially forcing workers back into the office
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Sep 06 2023 13:15:03

Meta is officially forcing workers back into the office

Date:
Wed, 06 Sep 2023 11:59:22 +0000

Description:
Facebook, Instagram, and other Meta workers are being asked to return to the 
office from now on.

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Meta employees are the latest having to comply with enforced return-to-office 
rules requiring them to be based from the office at least three days per 
week, but there is some flex in the new mandate. 

The changes only affect those with office-based contracts that were sent 
packing during the height of the pandemic, and those with remote contracts 
can continue to work remotely. 

Given the industry-wide trend, which is veering away from remote working , 
its unclear how long that will stand before even those workers may be asked 
to visit the office occasionally. Meta RTO mandate 

Meta first warned workers of the change three months ago, when it said that 
workers were more productive in the office . 

It also said in June that its workers already worked an average of 2.2 days 
per week from the office, so the three-day rule would likely have minimal 
impact on the majority of its employees. 

The social media giant is now several months into its Year of Efficiency - a 
term coined by CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a March 2023 announcement. At that 
time, he hinted at layoffs, cutbacks, and other measures to make the company 
more cost-effective. 

The jurys still out on whether office working presents more of a cost to 
companies. The economic uncertainty that followed the pandemic saw many 
companies looking to reduce their office footprints in a bid to save some 
cash, but now, the tech industry is pushing for in-person work once more. 

Amazon, Google, and Apple have all enforced similar rules asking workers to 
return to the office, and very few remain as on-board as they once were with 
the idea of hybrid work . 

Meta did not immediately respond to TechRadar Pro s request for comment on 
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