CNBC reports that Meta has moved its target date from the end of this month to March 28, and has updated its return-to-office guidance. One can only imagine how whiplashed the company's employees must feel, because of the shifting timetables for reopening and inconsistent guidance.
In December of 2020, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees they wouldn't be required to get a vaccine in order to return to work. The company projected that remote work could continue until at least July of 2021. By June, he had passed a new rule requiring him to come to the office for at least half the week if he wanted to work from home.
The Delta variant came along a month later, and the company set a new target of October for a full reopening. The return-to-office was pushed back to January of 2022. Meta held fast to its January 31 goal, but gave some employees the option to delay in-person work by three to five months through an "office deferral program." The new March 28 date includes a requirement that employees get the vaccine booster as well.
Several of Meta's tech peers, like Apple, Microsoft, Microsoft, and Docusign, have decided to delay reopening indefinitely. One week ahead of full-time employees, Facebook's moderators were scheduled to report for in-office work on January 24. The decision was reversed by their contractor after protests from workers.
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