Satya Nadella’s blunt admission that Microsoft must “rebuild trust” with its workforce landed at the center of a turbulent week for the company, as months of large-scale workforce reductions and a newly tightened return-to-office policy collided with employee activism and questions about...
Satya Nadella’s blunt admission — “we can do better, and we will do better” — landed in the middle of a turbulent week for Microsoft, one in which leadership is publicly reinforcing an “AI‑first” execution tempo even as tens of thousands of employees and broad swathes of the tech press ask...
Microsoft’s internal playbook has shifted decisively: the company has moved to restrict open employee forums, tighten campus access after a high‑profile sit‑in, and impose a phased three‑day‑a‑week return‑to‑office baseline for many staff — a package of measures that recasts Microsoft’s...
Microsoft’s most recent internal reset marries a firmer return‑to‑office mandate with a parallel tightening of internal speech and campus access — a package of changes that recasts the company’s post‑pandemic workplace rules as an operational lever in its AI‑first strategy and a response to...
Microsoft has told staff it will end broad work‑from‑home flexibility for many roles and enforce a minimum three‑day‑a‑week office baseline — a phased, location‑by‑location return‑to‑office plan that begins with the Redmond/Puget Sound workforce and carries an effective compliance target in late...
Microsoft’s internal playbook has shifted sharply: in the space of weeks the company moved to narrow open employee forums, tighten campus access after a high‑profile sit‑in, and set a firm, phased requirement that many staff spend at least three days a week in the office — a package of changes...
Microsoft’s internal playbook has shifted: the company has moved decisively to limit open employee speech and reassert physical presence as a baseline for collaboration, coupling tighter moderation of internal channels and heightened on‑campus security with a phased requirement that many staff...
Microsoft's recent moves to tighten controls on employee speech, restrict building access and cement a three‑day‑a‑week return‑to‑office requirement mark a decisive shift in how the company balances internal safety, operational control and employee expression — and they arrive at a moment when...
Microsoft’s most consequential posture change on hybrid work since the pandemic landed this week: the company will require many employees who live within commuting distance of a Microsoft office to be onsite at least three days per week, rolling the policy out in phases that begin with the Puget...