The shift to working from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic will be a temporary one for many companies, but like Twitter, Facebook and Microsoft, it seems Spotify is embracing remote work for the long haul.
The program, called Work From Anywhere, allows Spotify employees to pick a Work Mode, deciding with managers whether they’ll work full time from home, from the office, or a combo. The company is also introducing more flexibility for workers to choose their geographic location, letting them decide with their managers what city and country they’d like to work from, with some limitations because of time zone difficulties and regional laws.
Once the program gets off the ground in the summer, employees will need to chat with their manager and team to figure out how often they’ll visit the office, if at all. There will a few limits on location, however, based around time zone requirements and “regional entity laws.”
Spotify is aligning itself with several other major tech companies in adopting a remote work culture. Salesforce just made a similar announcement. It will allow for more flexibility when it comes to schedules and let most employees work from home for at least part of the week.
