Salesforce has informed staff across the US that they must now comply with a strict return-to-office (RTO) mandate.
The policy varies between teams, with some expected to work nearly entirely from the office.
“Select employees in sales, workplace services, data center engineering and onsite support technicians under the chief information officer will be required to come to the office four to five days a week, effective Oct. 1," the memo read.
For other employees, the mandate is less strict, with those working in all other departments including marketing, legal, and product only required in the office at least three days per week under Salesforce’s “office-flex” schedule.
Meanwhile, some engineers have only been asked back to the office for a minimum of 10 days each quarter.
The mandate is a departure from the company’s previous stance on in-office work. At a company event in 2022, CEO Mark Benioff stated, “Office mandates are never going to work.” Salesforce leaned heavily into remote working during the pandemic.
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