That, though, is for as long as market conditions give the choice (or perpetually, if you have money in the bank).
Otherwise, all it takes it a downturn of the economy making the IT job market much worse, and devs wont have much choice anymore if they want to work.
> In a Monday morning blog post focused on its headquarters near Seattle, Chris Capossela, an executive, said that starting Feb. 28, “employees will have 30 days to make adjustments to their routines and adopt the working preferences they’ve agreed upon with their managers.”
Sustained WFH would reduce the value of this real estate greatly so it's in their best interest to do an about turn as soon as it's "safe".
I don't think Microsoft is any different.
> From this date, employees will have 30 days to make adjustments to their routines and adopt the working preferences they’ve agreed upon with their managers.
How much flex have managers been given with their teams?
I just said I want to WFH, and filed this preference with this HR tool thing that probably only influences how many portions of lunch they have to make every day.
There is no right or wrong.
