Uber CNBC learned that employees were notified Monday, including some people who had previously approved remote work, which would require them to come to the office three days a week.
CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told employees in the memorandum that this is what CNBC observes, and that we are still on a solid foundation with clear strategies and big plans even if the external environment remains dynamic. "As we move into the next chapter, I want to emphasize that 'good' will not be good enough - we need to be great. ”
Khosrowshahi continued that employees need to push themselves so that companies “can act faster and take wiser risks” and outlined several changes to Uber’s work policy.
Uber will establish Tuesday and Thursday as "anchor points" in 2022, where most employees must spend at least half of their working hours in the company's office. According to the memo, starting from June, employees will be required in the office from Tuesday to Thursday.
These include some employees who have been previously approved to work remotely. The company said it had notified affected remote employees.
“After a thorough review of our existing remote approvals, we have asked many remote employees to enter the office,” Khosrowshahi wrote. “In addition, we will be very careful to take on new remote roles.”
According to the memo, the company also changed its one-month paid leave plan. Previously, after working in the company for five years, employees were eligible for taking leave. According to the memorandum, it has now been raised to eight years.
"The program was created when Uber's much younger company, and it was a rare feat for five years to expire," Khosrowshahi wrote. "At that time, we were in the office for five (sometimes more!) a week, but we didn't benefit from anywhere."
Khosrowshahi said the changes will help Uber move faster.
"Our collective view as a leadership team is that while remote work has some benefits, it triggers creativity and increases speed in office fuel collaboration," Khosrowshahi wrote.
As more companies in the tech industry over-hire amid the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more companies have cut costs to appease investors. CNBC reported last week that Google recently began requiring previously approved remote workers to return to the office if they want to keep their jobs.
Last year, Khosrowshahi blamed remote work because it lost its most loyal customers who will make ride sharing a job as a commuter job.
"Looking forward, we will further improve the bar," Khosrowshahi's Monday memo said. "After a thorough review of existing remote approvals, we require many remote employees to enter the office. In addition, we will be very careful to hire new remote roles."
Khosrowshahi wrote.
According to a newsletter viewed by CNBC, Uber employees immediately flocked, and Uber employees immediately flocked. Khosrowshahi says he and Nikki Krishnamurthy, the company's The Chief People's Officer will hold a full-scale meeting on Tuesday to discuss the changes.
Many employees asked leadership to rethink changes in holidays, believing that the company should respect the original qualification policy.
One employee commented: “It’s not doing the right thing for your employees’.”
Uber did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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