Facebook’s Zuckerberg embraces remote work beyond Silicon Valley


Facebook, which has already said it will stick to plans to hire 10,000 engineers and product employees this year, will also build three new ‘hubs’ in Atlanta, Dallas and Denver where remote workers in those areas could occasionally convene. Internal surveys indicate that about 60% of Facebook employees preferred a flexible approach to work, with a mix of remote and office-based functions, Zuckerberg said. — Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc will permanently embrace remote work even after coronavirus lockdowns ease, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said on May 21, accelerating the tech sector's geographic diversification away from its home in Silicon Valley.

Zuckerberg said the world's largest social network would start "aggressively opening up remote hiring" in July, expecting that about half its workforce would eventually do their jobs outside Facebook's offices over the next five to 10 years.

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