What just happened? Microsoft is waving the white flag on trying to predict when it'll fully reopen its US work sites. Jared Spataro, corporate VP for modern work at Microsoft, said they had originally planned to fully reopen Microsoft'southward Redmond headquarters on October 4. The evolving Covid-19 Delta variant, however, prompted them to adjust those plans.

"It's a stark reminder that this is the new normal," Spataro said.

Given the pandemic's uncertainty, Microsoft has decided to quit trying to forecast a full reopening appointment. Rather, the tech giant will work towards opening work sites as soon as they can safely practice so, based on public health guidance.

Once that point is reached for a given piece of work site, Microsoft will offset a thirty-day transition period in order to give employees enough time to set for the change.

A new survey out today reveals that ninety percent of Microsoft employees currently experience included in their piece of work, an all-fourth dimension loftier for the Redmond company. Similarly, ninety percent of those polled said they have confidence in their manager while 96 percent said their manager treats them with respect and dignity.

Spataro said these results prove that employees don't accept to exist physically together to feel like they're in information technology together.

Microsoft's survey also paints an interesting picture of the pros and cons of remote versus function work, and one that likely resembles what others are experiencing across the country and around the globe during this unique time.

With no cease in sight, it seems increasingly probable that more than companies will follow Microsoft in simply playing things past ear and stop trying to peer into their crystal ball for the answers.