Meta Moves Away From Remote Work

What’s going on:  

It appears that Meta’s remote work days may be numbered, as the tech giant’s hiring managers are now unable to offer positions that are fully work-from-home. This appears to be a shift away from their former work-from-home policy. 

Why it matters:  

Meta’s hiring manager directive serves as just one example of the company’s apparent abandonment of the remote work flexibility that drew many to work for Big Tech. 

Meta has also allegedly removed the line “Remote roles are now available in the US, Canada, and Europe, and we’ll continue to add more roles in more locations as they become available” from their job listing page.  

Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s CEO and co-founder, seemed to be pushing a return-to-office agenda in a letter he shared with employees on Facebook on March 14th. The letter claimed that in-person workers perform better than remote workers.    

How it’ll impact the future:  

In November 2022, Meta shocked its employees with news of a large-scale layoff: 11,000 workers, representing 13% of the workforce. Recently, the situation worsened, with an additional 10,000 employees being cut by the end of the year and 5,000 job openings being eliminated company-wide. 

Now, the company is moving away from remote work, signaling that it’s overhauling its work structure.