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Uber Technologies CEO Dara Khosrowshahi at the Semafor World Economy Summit in Washington, D.C. on April 25, 2025
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Uber Technologies is reportedly requiring staff to start working from the office three days a week, including some employees previously allowed to work remotely.
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According to CNBC, which cited a memo from CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to employees, staffers from June onwards need to come in three days, up from two previously.
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Khosrowshahi said employees need to push themselves so the company “can move faster and take smarter risks,” the report said, citing the memo.
Another major American company is cutting back on hybrid work.
Uber Technologies (UBER) is reportedly requiring its staff to start working from the office three days a week, including some employees previously allowed to work remotely.
According to CNBC, which cited a memo from CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to employees, staffers from June onwards need to come in three days—from Tuesday through Thursday. That compares with the current requirement of two days, according to the report, with Tuesday and Thursdays as “anchor days” since 2022.
Khosrowshahi said employees need to push themselves so the company “can move faster and take smarter risks,” the report said, citing the memo. Uber didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Uber joins a growing list of large U.S. companies retreating from remote work. Some, among them Amazon.com (AMZN) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM), have ordered their staffers in five days a week. Last week, new Intel (INTC) CEO Lip-Bu Tan said in a letter to employees that staffers needed to come in at least four days a week by Sept. 1, up from a policy of “approximately three,” to which he said people had been “uneven” in adhering.
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