With the uncertainty of the pandemic, the microblogging website Twitter announced that its employees were allowed to permanently WFH even after the coronavirus lockdown comes to an end.
No, they didn’t mean it in a sarcastic way. The SanFrancisco-based company confirmed that it was unlikely to open its offices by September.
Twitter claims that it was one of the first company’s to resort to telework in March as a precautionary method of the health crisis. A spokesperson further indicated that they will continue to follow that policy indefinitely, they mentioned:
Opening offices will be our decision, when and if our employees come back, will be theirs. With very few exceptions, offices won’t open before September. When we do decide to open offices, it also won’t be a snap back to the way it was before. It will be careful, intentional, office by office and gradual.
Further lauding their employees for successfully delivering even during the lockdown, the spokesperson further added:
If our employees are in a role and situation that enables them to work from home and they want to continue to do so forever, we will make that happen.
Netizen’s reaction to this news is epic:
The company is certain that it will not allow any business travels or physical events for the rest of the year, barring exceptions. It will start evaluating the situation of 2021 later this year and take decisions about the safety of its employees accordingly.