How 5 Companies Are Returning To The Office

How 5 Companies Are Returning to the Office

Emma Goldberg��Reporting remotely most of the time

After the spread of the Omicron variant derailed return-to-office plans late last year, some companies are making a new attempt to call their workers back. This time, they’re feeling hopeful.

Here’s how five companies are handling a new chapter in their R.T.O. plans →

How 5 Companies Are Returning to the Office

Emma Goldberg��Reporting remotely most of the time

TIAA, an investment firm with 12,000 U.S. employees, delayed an intended January return to office and is now aiming for March 7.

“With Omicron, we realized that we needed to pivot from thinking about coming back into the office when Covid vanishes,” Sean Woodroffe, their head of human resources, told me while seated in the office.

How 5 Companies Are Returning to the Office

Emma Goldberg��Reporting remotely most of the time

BNY Mellon broke from many its Wall Street peers in offering more flexibility.

The bank, which has nearly 50,000 employees worldwide, is allowing managers to decide which days employees will be in the office.

“You can’t undo the experience we’ve had collectively together,” Jolen Anderson, the bank’s head of H.R., explained.

How 5 Companies Are Returning to the Office

Emma Goldberg��Reporting remotely most of the time

At Meta, formerly Facebook, employees have until March 14 to decide if they want to come back to the office or request to work from home.

Boosters will be required starting March 28 for those who are eligible.

How 5 Companies Are Returning to the Office

Emma Goldberg��Reporting remotely most of the time

The Wall Street Journal’s parent company, Dow Jones, announced this week that staff would have some flexibility in their R.T.O. plans: Leaders will discuss what type of return works best for their teams.

The Washington Post, meanwhile, will require workers to come back starting next month.