Microsoft’s offices fully reopening September 7th, if not later

Working from home remains the way to go, at least for a while longer.

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What you need to know

Microsoft isn’t reopening its offices anytime soon. A Microsoft spokesperson toldThe Vergethe following:

Based on our continued consultation with health and data experts, we’ve shifted our earliest date for the full opening of our U.S. worksites to September 7, 2021. We continue to review the situation on a local basis in each region/country/state where we work and will adjust dates by country as needed.

That’s a big shift from Microsoft’soriginal plansto fully reopen in July. And as that spokesperson’s comments highlight, September isn’t a guarantee. Many places in the United States still might not be primed for proper reopenings by then.

That’s not to say all of Microsoft’s offices are devoid of personnel. On March 29th, Microsoft started a soft repopulation of its headquarters, moving from “stage 3” to “stage 4” of its overall hybrid workplace strategy. The various stages are outlined in a handy-dandy infographic supplemented by a lot of additional information over onMicrosoft’s blog.

Microsoft’s eagerness to reopen its campus is understandable. A lot of people are tired of using theirbest office chairsand coffee tables to do work from home. Many folks no longer want to rely on the webcam of aDell XPS 15to see their coworkers. And companies like Microsoft know these things. However, safety comes first, at least until September.

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Robert Carnevale is the News Editor for Windows Central. He’s a big fan of Kinect (it lives on in his heart), Sonic the Hedgehog, and the legendary intersection of those two titans, Sonic Free Riders. He is the author ofCold War 2395. Have a useful tip? Send it to robert.carnevale@futurenet.com.