Tech giants are embracing remote work. Others may follow


Facebook, which has nearly 45,000 employees, is looking five to 10 years down the line as it plans for more remote work, even when Covid-19 is no longer a threat that requires most of its employees to work from home. Since the coronavirus has upended work and office life, even companies with fewer resources and slower-moving cultures are likely to follow. — AFP

OAKLAND, California: For a preview of the future of office work, watch how the biggest tech companies are preparing for a post-pandemic world.

Silicon Valley and Seattle giants – Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Twitter – were the first to send their employees home as the virus spread to the US. Now they're among the last to return them to the office. Some of their employees might never go back.

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