Google is preparing for a large-scale reopening in September, when employees will return to the office three days a week.

Editor’s note: This article comes from Tencent Technology.

Internal documents show that as millions of Americans are vaccinated every day, Google is accelerating the reopening plan of some US offices. Before the deadline to return on September 1, Google allows employees to freely choose the mode of reinstatement. . According to the availability of vaccines and the declining trend of new coronary pneumonia infections, some offices will be limited in April.

On April 2nd, Google is one of the first major US companies to announce the closure of offices due to the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia in 2020. Now the company is developing a reinstatement plan and new remote work guidelines to speed up employees The pace of returning to the office.

Internal documents show that with millions of Americans being vaccinated every day, Google is accelerating the reopening plan of some US offices. Before the deadline for returning on September 1, Google allows employees to freely choose the reinstatement mode . According to the availability of vaccines and the declining trend of new coronary pneumonia infections, some offices will be limited in April.

Fiona Cicconi, Google’s new head of human resources, wrote in an email to all the company’s employees: “Many of us have been working from home for a year. Going to the office may arouse different emotions.” Sicconi suggested that employees be vaccinated against the new crown pneumonia, but said it is not mandatory.

Google and its parent company Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai (Sundar Pichai) told employees in December that the company will experiment with a hybrid work model in which teams gather and spend “collaboration in the office”. On other days, you can choose to work at home or in the office. According to this plan, employees must stay in the office at least three days a week. However, depending on the nature of the work, the plan will not be implemented for all employees.

If Google employees wish to continue working remotely after September 1, and more than 14 days per year, they must submit a formal application. In the “most special case”, they can apply for up to 12 months of remote work time. However, Google can recall employees to their offices at any time.

Google is preparing for a large-scale reopening in September, when employees will return to the office three days a week. The company is taking a kind of partnership with FacebookA different approach from tech giants such as Twitter, which vowed to allow most employees to work remotely indefinitely.

In a statement to the media, Google confirmed the existence of this memo and added: “For personal reasons, the permanent transfer is still being shelved.”

In December last year, it was reported for the first time that Google cancelled the idea of ​​continuing to support employees working remotely, and it is expected that employees will continue to “live within commuting distances not far from the office.”

Sicony wrote in the email that employees will return to the adjusted office and allow their dogs to be brought. She said the planning work was led by the company’s “Real Estate and Workplace Services” (REWS) department.

Siconi said: “The office will not look exactly as you remember it, but our amazing REWS team is doing their best to make them feel comfortable, including providing meals, snacks and amenities as much as possible. We even welcome employees to return with their dogs.”

But she warned employees to “keep vigilant to prevent a new wave of epidemics from coming back”, and said that Brazil is experiencing “serious difficulties” and the number of infections continues to rise.

Workers who left the San Francisco Bay Area during the epidemic may choose to return to the Google office in order to reduce stress and perhaps save money. Google said that it may adjust employees’ wages based on where they work.

Before Google announced its latest office reopening plan, it had already announced that it would spend more than $7 billion this year to expand its offices and data centers, including its huge New York City campus. The company is creating new office locations in Minnesota, Texas and North Carolina, and plans to increase positions in existing locations in cities such as Chicago and Atlanta. (Tencent Technology Review/Golden Deer)