Intel return to office policy4 days a week.

What the policy says.

• Before the change, Intel let staff work from home two days a week. Tan said adherence to that hybrid policy was 'uneven at best.'
• Local site leaders set the site-specific details.
• Announced alongside plans to flatten the organization and make large layoffs (reported at up to about 20% of staff).
• July 2025 memo: on track to start in September, with sites upgraded to run at full capacity.

How Intel's policy changed since 2020.

1. March 2020

   Employees move to remote work.

2. April 24, 2025

   Tan announces 4 office days a week starting Sept 1, 2025, with restructuring.

3. July 2025

   Q2 memo confirms the September start.

4. September 1, 2025

   Four-day policy takes effect.

Sources and how sure we are.

1. 1.Intel mandates four days in the office TechCrunch, April 24, 2025
2. 2.Intel confirms upcoming layoffs as new CEO reveals return to office mandate in big shake-up TechRadar, April 2025
3. 3.'Implement our return to office policy in September': Intel stock gains with RTO memo TipRanks, July 2025

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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
• 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
• IBM3 days a week, since January 20243

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