The return to the office means a lot of things to a lot of people: the end of video calls for a scattered workforce, a scramble by working parents to secure child care, the stress of jumping back into a daily commute during an ongoing pandemic.The Meta employee vented their frustrations in a post last week on Blind, an anonymous corporate message board with verified members.
"As we return to the office, we've adjusted on-site services and amenities to better reflect the needs of our hybrid workforce," Meta spokesperson Andrea Beasley said in a statement."We believe people and teams will be increasingly distributed in the future, and we're committed to building an experience that helps everyone be successful."Meta said it was increasing its investment in other services but did not elaborate on what those services are.
A U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics survey conducted between July and September 2020 found that 31% of private-sector employers increased their telework offerings because of Covid-19. But rates varied widely across industries; more than 50% of businesses in the educational services, finance, insurance and information sectors increased telework, while less than 10% of employers in agriculture and food services did so.