TECH - Why Meta's Return To Office Is A 'Mess:' From Sitting On Floors To 'Hot Desks' Dilemma And Pending Remote Work Requests | Benzinga
Meta Platforms Inc.’s (NASDAQ:META) return-to-office mandate has reportedly encountered several challenges, including space shortages for meetings and issues with hot-desking, as employees await the approval of their permanent remote work applications.
What Happened: Meta’s return-to-office mandate, which came into effect on Sept. 5, has proven to be a challenging transition for its approximately 65,000 employees.
Workers are now required to be in the office for at least three days a week, and attendance is closely monitored, with non-compliance risking termination.
“It’s a mess,” said one employee. “And all of this because it’s difficult to remote onboard new hires. Instead of solving that problem, they just decided let’s go back to exactly how it was before.”