Microsoft mandates a three-day in-office workweek for employees

TL;DR
Microsoft is implementing a policy requiring employees to work from the office at least three days a week, starting with employees near its Seattle headquarters in February 2026, as part of a phased approach to returning to pre-pandemic work routines, emphasizing collaboration and productivity in the AI era.
- Microsoft is officially sending employees back to the office. Read the memo. Business Insider
- Microsoft mandates a return to office The Verge
- Microsoft Orders Employees Back to Offices 3 Days Per Week Bloomberg.com
- Microsoft sets new RTO policy, requiring employees in the office 3 days per week GeekWire
- Microsoft calls Seattle-area workers back to the office The Seattle Times
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