Microsoft to start reopening headquarters on March 29th, with hybrid workplace focus
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft is planning to start reopening its Redmond and Seattle, Washington-based headquarters later this month. The software giant originally started encouraging employees to work from home more than a year ago, just as the coronavirus pandemic began, and the company's main US offices have remained closed for months as a result. This will start to change on March 29th, with a limited reopening of Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond and Seattle.
Currently, Microsoft work sites in 21 countries have been able to accommodate additional workers in our facilities - representing around 20% of our global employee population," says Kurt DelBene, Microsoft's head of corporate strategy. On March 29, Microsoft will also start making this shift...