Meta has a severe warning for employees not coming to offices

The Covid-19 pandemic ushered in a new culture — forced and then for some voluntary — of working from home. To keep employees safe, organisations had little choice but to allow them to work from home. However, in the last 12 months or so, a lot of organisations have some form of working from office policy. One of them is Meta, which has a three-day work from office rule. However, it seems like employees are flouting that rule. According to a report by Business Insider, Lori Goler, head of people, Meta sent a memo to employees warning them about the rule.

Performance drop, termination and more

In the memo, as per Business Insider, Goler said that, “Managers will review badge and Status Tool information on a monthly basis and follow up with those who didn’t meet the requirement, subject to local law and works council requirements.” Meta has different work from office policies in different regions but three-day is pretty much the norm. It is something that a lot of other tech companies follow. Apple, Google also have a similar three-day work from office policy.
Goler warned employees not to violate the work from office policy and urged employees to follow it strictly. “As with other company policies, repeated violations may result in disciplinary action, up to and including a Performance@ rating drop and, ultimately, termination if not addressed,” she said in the memo.
It’s not as if Meta is making all employees come to office. According to the report, the company has “remote” workers who are advised not to come to office for more than four days every two months.
“We believe that distributed work will continue to be important in the future, particularly as our technology improves,” a Meta spokesperson said in a statement.
“In the near-term, our in-person focus is designed to support a strong, valuable experience for our people who have chosen to work from the office, and we’re being thoughtful and intentional about where we invest in remote work,” the spokesperson added.