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 latest internal reset marries a stricter return‑to‑office mandate with tighter controls on employee speech — a move that recasts the company’s post‑pandemic workplace policies as a strategic lever in its high‑stakes push into artificial intelligence. The company has closed or...