On Tuesday Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey told its staff of more than 4,000 people across its global offices that they can work from home "forever" if they choose, when it
reopens after the coronavirus
pandemic ends.
He said, "Opening offices will be our decision. Coming back will be your decision."
Twitter said it will not be one
of the first to return to offices and when they open, it will be "careful,
intentional, office by office and gradual".
Sree Sreenivasan, a Loeb Visiting
Professor of Digital Innovation at the Stony Brook University School of
Journalism, said it is "an era-defining moment ".
"We can learn a lot from
Silicon Valley about workplace flexibility. Some believe that working from home
is stealing from the boss and face time in the office is extremely important. But
people are proving they can be far more productive and get tasks done working
from home. A lot of people tell me they are working harder at home and are exhausted,"
he added.
Companies around the world are
working out how to re-open offices gradually while introducing new social
distancing measures.
Earlier this month Google and
Facebook said their staff can work from home until the end of the year.
From BBC (edited)
