In August, it was reported that Microsoft was planning to return his employees back to the office “at least” as soon as possible. January 2026(Employees can currently work on the “half” of the workweek.)
Now, on Tuesday, according to an internal email sent to Microsoft employees, the company has finalized its plans and is issuing the Return-to-Office (RTO) mandate in three phases, which is starting in late February 2026. Commercial insider,
“In the AI era, we are moving more faster than ever, creating world -class technology that changes how people live and how they work, and how organizations work everywhere,” Microsoft HR reads email from HR chief Amy Coleman. “If you reflect our history, the most meaningful success is when we construct each other’s ideas together, together in real time.”
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By June 30, Microsoft Employed 228,000 workers are located in the US with 125,000
According to the email, the first phase will focus on employees who live in the Pugat Sound, Washington region, and will begin around 23 February. “If you live within 50 miles of the Microsoft office, you will be expected to work on three days a week (late February),” reads the email.
A common view of the Microsoft Zizhu campus in Minghang, Shanghai, China on 30 June 2025. International employees will learn more about their RTO in 2026.
The RTO mandate will then expand other offices in the US and eventually, internationally, for which the plan will begin in 2026.
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Memo said the rest of the employees will listen to their “EVP or organizational leadership with specific guidance today,” reads email. “If you are out of the Pugate Sound area, you do not need to take any action at this time until your EVP otherwise communicates.”
Coleman wrote, “We have seen how our teams work best, and the data is clear: When people work together in a person, they thrive – they are more energetic, strong, and they give strong results,” Kolman wrote.
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In August, it was reported that Microsoft was planning to return his employees back to the office “at least” as soon as possible. January 2026(Employees can currently work on the “half” of the workweek.)
Now, on Tuesday, according to an internal email sent to Microsoft employees, the company has finalized its plans and is issuing the Return-to-Office (RTO) mandate in three phases, which is starting in late February 2026. Commercial insider,
“In the AI era, we are moving more faster than ever, creating world -class technology that changes how people live and how they work, and how organizations work everywhere,” Microsoft HR reads email from HR chief Amy Coleman. “If you reflect our history, the most meaningful success is when we construct each other’s ideas together, together in real time.”
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