Mark Zuckerberg

By May 2030, about half of Facebook/Meta's employees will be working remotely on a permanent basis.

“But I think that it's possible that over the next five to 10 years — maybe closer to 10 than five, but somewhere in that range — I think we could get to about half of the company working remotely permanently.”

Said on

21 May 2020 · Interview with Casey Newton (The Verge) on Facebook's shift to remote work, republished by IPS

Source

Mark Zuckerberg on taking his massive workforce remote · The Verge (via IPS)

Should come true

2030

How sure they sounded

I think that it's possible; I think we could; he called it "more of a prediction" than a target

Categories

EconomyTechnology

Importance

2 of 5 · Concerns one large company's workforce, and was seen as a bellwether for tech-industry remote work.

Outcome

Unresolvable

Framed as a possibility ("I think that it's possible... I think we could get to about half"), so the hedge rule makes it unresolvable. (Meta has since tightened in-office requirements, which moves away from the scenario.)

Evidence:

• https://ipsnews.net/business/?p=14868