Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has announced that the social media company is reopening its offices soon. However, they're not strictly requiring people to come back.
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According to The Verge, Agrawal mentioned that the company is fully reopening its offices (and bringing back business travel) on March 15th. But for those employees who might feel like working in the office isn't too productive for them, they can choose to remain in a remote work situation.
As such, Agrawal reiterated that working from home full time forever, saying that employees should be able to choose wherever they feel most productive and creative. Here is the full post by the Twitter CEO, if you'd like to check it out:
Here’s the announcement to the company about our approach and commitment to truly flexible work. pic.twitter.com/XPl86HuQqG
— Parag Agrawal (@paraga) March 3, 2022
But despite still allowing employees to choose remote work (his words were (WFH full-time forever), the Twitter CEO still mentioned the specific benefits of office work. He mentions how distributed work can be difficult, alongside how office visits, events, and team meetings bring the company's culture to life "in such a powerful way."
As such, if you work at Twitter, you can choose to come to the office every day like you used to, spend some days in the office and some at home, or work remotely from home as long as you like. This, according to Agrawal, is very much in line with founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey's commitment to allowing "truly flexible work" which was announced in May of last year, reports the New York Daily News.
The WFH forever arrangement was actually announced way back in 2020 during the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a report by The Washington Post, the social media company was revealed to be one of the first to permanently make remote work an option for its employees.
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Twitter's announcement is just the latest in the slew of Big Tech institutions reopening their offices in the wake of the pandemic's worst. But their WFH policies are still miles ahead that of their peers.
Microsoft is among the Big Tech giants who recently reopened their offices last February 28th. This included their Bay Area and Washington State headquarters, which will not only be open to employees but also visitors and guests.
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But while Microsoft says it is "embracing" flexible schedules for its workers, they're still not offering the same level of flexibility that Twitter's "WFH forever" policy offers. Still, not all employees are required to go back to the office full-time, which could help retain workers in the long run, as reported by CNBC.
Amazon is another company who's reopening its offices and also allowing remote work arrangements, but will do so differently. In another report by The Verge, the e-commerce giant revealed that they're leaving the decision to individual employee teams on whether they want to work from home or not.
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Written by RJ Pierce
