Morgan Stanley’s Return To Office Policy & Timeline

  Morgan Stanley returned to the office in February of 2022. In July of 2022, Morgan Stanley tightened restrictions on remote work by stating that sales people can no longer work more than 90 days per year from home (it’s unclear if the policy applies to employees outside of sales). Morgan Stanley CEO, James Gorman, has maintained his pro-office and anti-remote work stance since the…

Wells Fargo’s Return To Office Policy & Timeline

After five delayed return-to-office dates, Wells Fargo officially got back into the office on March 14, 2022 with the expectation for employees to come in three days per week. Of the major US banks, Wells Fargo is the one that is most open to remote work. A New York Times article from 2021 stated, “Wells Fargo is bucking a Wall Street trend by leaving the…

Microsoft’s Return To Office Policy & Timeline

Microsoft returned to the office (RTO) on February 28, 2022 with a hybrid work policy that expected most employees to come into the office 50% of the time, but with flexibility (not mandatory). On April 4, 2022 Microsoft made 50% attendance at the office mandatory for all employees that don’t have an exception from their managers. Microsoft announced five return-to-office dates throughout 2021 before finally…