Employees for tech giant Meta are back in the office this week after the company demanded workers appear at least three days a week on-site.
The policy launched Tuesday after a June announcement. According to the new rule, workers face possible disciplinary action if they don’t abide.
The change makes Meta the latest tech company to roll back remote work. At the start of the pandemic Meta, like many other companies, let their workers sign in from anywhere. However, since COVID-19 cases dropped in the past year, tech companies such as Google and Amazon have begun calling their workers back.
Earlier this year, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg hinted at the policy change in a blog post where he said that office engineers “get more done” than their remote work counterparts.
The return to work for office professionals has been rocky. Employees generally support work models that allow them time to sign in remotely, and businesses have had trouble enticing them back to the office. Employees feel that working remotely has not reduced productivity and has improved their work-life balance.
Some workers feel that returning to the office will coincide with greater surveillance. At Amazon, office workers have voiced concern over the badge tracking system used to track attendance. Workers feel that the tracking system is too invasive and unnecessary.
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• Vaughn Cockayne can be reached at vcockayne@washingtontimes.com.
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