Facebook has big plans to move many of its employees to remote work

by Anthony Quintano

Due to the epidemic of the new coronavirus infectious disease (COVID-19), lockdowns have been carried out in cities around the world, and many people have moved to remote work. It was announced that Facebook will continue to introduce remote work from a long-term perspective even after the end of the COVID-19 epidemic, as productivity gains from remote work were recognized. There are many merits and challenges to moving to remote work, said Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, 'how the migration will take place.'

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Zuckerberg announced on Thursday morning, May 21, 2020, that he would start recruiting and hiring remote workers in the United States with a livestream for employees. He also explained that in the latter half of 2020, 48,000 Facebook employees around the world will be switched to remote work if desired. Zuckerberg CEO estimates that most of Facebook will be able to work remotely in the next few decades.

“We will be“ the most remote work-ready company in the world ”on this scale. The transition to remote work must be very thoughtful, responsible and prudent. In five to ten years ... maybe it's going to take nearly ten years, but I think it's possible. I think half of our employees can work remotely, forever, 'said Zuckerberg. It was

According to an interview with The Verge, a tech news media, Facebook has begun with remote hiring, which is not based on availability as it has always been. Next, when a questionnaire was given to employees, 40% of the employees were willing to work remotely, so existing employees will be able to respond to requests for remote work. At the time of writing the article, remote work is possible until the end of 2020 due to COVID-19, but from a long-term perspective, it is expected that permanent remote work will be possible. To achieve this, the focus will be on hiring experienced employees rather than new graduates who need to come and train.

However, many problems were found in forced remote work due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Issues such as lack of communication between employees and the inability to increase creativity through brainstorming are cited as issues. Since Facebook is focusing on the development of the AR / VR field, it is considered important to establish a tool that allows you to experience sharing a place even in a remote environment in the future. I will.

Also, when Zuckerberg CEO examined the policy of remote work, when he talked to a company that has already adopted remote work, he heard an interesting story that 'I will not hire new graduates'. On the other hand, Facebook recruits thousands of new graduates each year, so how to balance the two is an issue. “It will be an interesting experiment,” says Zuckerberg, CEO Zuckerberg, of how new graduates can work remotely.

There are advantages to promoting remote work. Access to more talent by not limiting employees to urban areas. Zackerberg said that hiring employees from different communities and with different backgrounds also adds to the diversity of the company.