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- Zoom has announced it is taking a hybrid approach to preparing for a return to office work.
- An internal team member survey found that only 1% wanted to return to the office full time.
The pandemic is driving tremendous growth in video Zoom calling platforms as sales increased 370% in the last three months of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. The company said it would strategically combine remote and office work but acknowledged that it was “not easy.”
A survey of Zoom employees found that more than half of employees prefer a hybrid approach; the rest prefer or are already working remotely.
CFO Kelly Steckelberg wrote that she was “still experimenting with the look” on the company blog. “We opened our office in Sydney, Australia this summer but temporarily closed it shortly after as Covid-19 threatens the region. “We plan to reopen when it’s safe, but that could impact reopening plans this fall,” he wrote.
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The company said it would be in no rush to reopen offices, and no offices would be open until it could be “without personal protective equipment and social distancing.”
Several other technology companies are also cautious. Apple recently postponed the withdrawal of office workers at the earliest until January for fear of rising Covid cases.