Plenty of remote work statistics support the concept, too: Employees report more work-related optimism, while 47% of businesses report boosted productivity among their work-from-home employees.You’ll want to keep an eye out while job-searching, however: Some positions require in-person travel, while others are unclear on how much remote work will be expected alongside in-person office appearances.These concessions to physical office space might be reasonable for most workers, but not everyone has even a little flexibility to visit an office for one or two days a week, or even to take a company retreat once or twice a year. The number of Americans with disabilities is higher today than it has ever been since the government started tracking the data in 2008. The Covid-19 pandemic is likely a big cause, given the hike in numbers since it started: The U.S. Department of Labor found in 2022 that the total of disabled adults in the nation had risen by 2.7 million since 2020.For those with serious reasons to stay entirely remote — from childcare needs to physical disabilities — even one day a week in a physical office can derail everything. Should You Work at Microsoft?One thing’s for sure: You’ll need to know Microsoft Teams inside and out. As the company’s personally branded method of syncing up in-person and remote workers alike, Teams is going to be your main tool for tasks like internal communication and meeting schedules. Microsoft has even used Teams to run a massive 500-person live global meeting that spanned an impressive 48 different countries.But is Microsoft truly remote-friendly, or is it all a PR stunt? Commenters on the Microsoft subreddit seem to be largely affirming that the company really is happy to employ entirely at-home workers, even if they’re in another state or country outside of Washington state in the US. In fact, the company-wide accessment of remote work is that nearly anyone can do it:“The official policy is that everyone can work from home up to 50%, or 100% if you have management approval (some roles aren’t eligible to WFH, but they’re rare)” –Reddit commenterA few caveats worth keeping in mind: Microsoft will adjust your wages to stay competitive with the area you live in, rather than the area you’re remotely commuting to. Within the US, there isn’t a huge difference, but if you’re in, say, the UK, Microsoft may offer you a lower salary than they’d offer an equivalent US-based role.On the whole, though, Microsoft doesn’t seem likely to pull the rug out from under you by revoking their remote-friendly policies — even if steady remote work is getting a lot tougher these days.
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