3M return to office policy4 days a week.

What the policy says.

• Applies to all non-production workers; production staff were always on-site.
• Exempt: 'distant remote' employees who live beyond commuting distance.
• Company statement: 'Our ability to engage, collaborate and innovate is stronger in person.'
• Per Axios, some employees returned in September 2025 and others will wait for office renovations that could last until late 2026.
• Senior leaders (director level and above) had been expected in the office Tuesday-Thursday since fall 2024.
• About 9,300 of 3M's roughly 60,000 global employees are in Minnesota (Pioneer Press).

How 3M's policy changed since 2020.

1. October 2021

   3M's trust-based 'Work Your Way' flexible model in place (date per Buildremote)

2. October 2024

   CEO Bill Brown asked director-level-and-above staff to be on-site Tue-Thu (Bloomberg, 2024-10-21)

3. July 8, 2025

   Brown announced the end of Work Your Way and a four-day on-site requirement for non-production staff

4. September 1, 2025

   Four-day requirement took effect; some returns phased with renovations through late 2026

Sources and how sure we are.

1. 1.3M is calling office workers back four days a week Axios Twin Cities, July 8, 2025
2. 2.3M to bring employees back to office 4 days a week starting in September KSTP, July 2025
3. 3.What's the latest in remote work policies? We asked some of St. Paul's largest employers St. Paul Pioneer Press (via Duluth News Tribune), July 28, 2025
4. 4.3M ends remote-friendly policy by asking bosses back three days Bloomberg, October 21, 2024
5. 5.3M Rolls Back on 'Trust-Based Approach' with Return to Office Mandate Tech.co, October 22, 2024
6. 6.3M Drops 'Work Your Way,' Requires 4 Days in Office Buildremote, August 8, 2025
7. 7.Companies Returning to Office: RTO Tracker [October 2026] Archie, October 1, 2026
8. 8.Return to office statistics 2026 Hybrid Hero, September 29, 2026

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Other industrial employers, side by side.

• Boeing5 days a week, since January 20245
• Caterpillar5 days a week, since June 20255
• Honeywell3 days a week, since February 20223

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