During a live stream on May 21, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook was aggressively switching to a remote working model to deal with the isolation caused by the Covid-19 epidemic. In addition, Facebook will maintain this way of doing this even when the pandemic ends, meaning that tens of thousands of Facebook employees will switch to work online.
The announcement from Facebook is one of the most notable commitment to changing the working model in recent times, potentially reshaping the cultural norms around this concept, even transforming the entire district. San Francisco Bay Area, California - long been the center of American technology.
Many businesses in the world have been following this new working style, but largely due to the influence of the Covid-19 epidemic. According to them, working without going to the office has brought both employees and employers a lot of benefits, especially higher productivity and efficiency.
According to a recent survey, many employees who work remotely feel they have outstanding performance and with the support of many technologies.
In addition, working remotely helps most adults address their concerns that they do not have time to care for their families or time for their own needs. Not to mention the "rooting" in the office from day to day will easily cause the brain and body to be dazed, as well as susceptible to "office illness".
"I think we will become a leader in the telemetry model of our scale, and of course, we will take careful, thoughtful and accountable responsibilities with our employees, "said Mark Zuckerberg. "In the next 5-10 years, it is estimated that about 50% of our employees may work remotely."
Facebook has about 48,000 employees worldwide, not to mention contract managers. Most of these employees work on the company’s large campus in Menlo Park, California.
"The fact is that most of us are working remotely from the moment and feel pretty good," said Mark Zuckerberg. "There will be no reason for us to continue renting an office, while most of our employees do not need this."
A few days ago, the planet’s largest social network also made some notable decisions during the "post-Covid-19" period, which was the launch of the Facebook Shops feature that allowed businesses to create virtual stores with their names. Product categories for sale across Facebook and Instagram platforms.
This is a move that makes Facebook a direct competitor to long-standing online shopping platforms such as Amazon, eBay, Etsy ... Experts say this will help diversify Facebook’s activities and reduce reliance on advertising revenue, especially in times of economic instability.
