Microsoft will not completely resume its offices until September 7th at the earliest
Microsoft is deferring the full reopening of its offices — the organization's "Stage 6” phase of its hybrid workplace plan — until September seventh at the earliest. This denotes a deferral from its initially planned July window.
“Based on our continued consultation with health and data experts, we’ve shifted our earliest date for the full opening of our U.S. worksites to September 7, 2021. We continue to review the situation on a local basis in each region/country/state where we work and will adjust dates by country as needed,” a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed to The Verge.
Microsoft executive vice president Kurt DelBene disclosed the choice to postpone the full returning in an email to staff got by Business Insider: “We believe this date will afford additional flexibility for em...