The hybrid workplace schedule won't be implemented on January 10th.
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The requirement for US workers to return to in-office work on January 10th will no longer be required. Chris Rackow, the company's security VP, told employees in an email that the company will wait to assess the situation and figure out when it's safe to return to an in-office environment. The hybrid work week was supposed to start on October 18th, but will be pushed back to January next year. It may all depend on the offices.
The newly discovered Omicron COVID-19 variant was not mentioned in the email that Rackow sent. There is a lot of uncertainty around Omicron, and experts are still looking into whether it's more resistant to current vaccines and if it's more transmissible than previous versions. According to reports, he said that specific offices will be allowed to decide when it's safe to go back into the office. The company will form Local Incident Response Teams to help them assess risk levels, but the bottom line is that they may not be required to adhere to a hybrid workplace schedule all at the same time.
Despite the January 10th target date being canceled, employees are still encouraged to work in the office, where conditions allow, to connect with colleagues in person and regain their muscle memory of being in one place more regularly. In the US, 90 percent of the offices have been reopened, and 40 percent of the employees have come in. The company delayed workers' return to face-to-face work in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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