Cisco return to office policyEach team decides.

What the policy says.

• Cisco said it would not set any benchmark for weekly office days, and managers are encouraged to grant flexibility.
• Offices were rebuilt as 'collaboration centers', with only about 10% of space for solo work.
• Cisco's own hybrid-work research (2025) found nearly 80% of employees see RTO mandates as a sign of management distrust. This is research, not policy.

How Cisco's policy changed since 2020.

1. March 2020

   Employees move to remote work.

2. 2021

   Cisco says it will not mandate office days and labels staff hybrid workers.

3. May 2023

   Offices redesigned as collaboration centers to draw people back without a mandate.

Sources and how sure we are.

1. 1.Cisco CEO says employees want to come back to the office CNBC, February 9, 2021
2. 2.Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins rebranding the office as a 'collaboration center', slashing private workspaces to coax employees back Fortune, May 5, 2023
3. 3.Cisco says staff can WFH permanently CX Today
4. 4.How Cisco Is Making Location Irrelevant Flex Index, July 29, 2025

Days a week are for most US corporate employees; some teams, roles and countries differ. Spot something out of date? Email hello@forgot.dev.

Other tech employers, side by side.

• Amazon5 days a week, since January 20255
• Dell5 days a week, since March 20255
• X (Twitter)5 days a week, since November 20225
• Intel4 days a week, since September 20254
• Snap4 days a week, since February 20234
• Apple3 days a week, since September 20223
• Expedia Group3 days a week3
• Google (Alphabet)3 days a week, since April 20223

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