A spokesperson for Meta stated that the company remains committed to distributed work and recognizes that individuals can make a meaningful impact both at the office and while working from home. The decision to implement a three-day office workweek is part of Meta’s larger hybrid work strategy, which was introduced alongside significant layoffs. Meta views 2023 as the “year of efficiency” and believes that a combination of in-person and remote work will contribute to achieving optimal productivity.
Meta initially established a formal remote work policy in May 2020, acknowledging the prolonged nature of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the company had hoped to reopen offices in 2021, it repeatedly postponed those plans due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19 and the emergence of new virus variants. In early 2022, contract workers protested against the requirement to return to the office several months before Meta’s in-house employees were scheduled to do the same.
