Uber return to office policy3 days a week.
Uber employees must be in the office Tuesday through Thursday, a rule in place since June 2025. In September 2026, Uber said remote workers must move near an office hub or leave, aiming to cut its remote workforce to about 1%.
Days in the office
- Policy
- Hybrid
- In effect since
- June 2025
- Announced
- April 28, 2025
- Industry
- Tech
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Checked
- Confirmed October 2026
What the policy says.
- Required office days are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
- Remote approvals granted earlier were reassessed, and most new fully remote hiring stopped.
- Attendance is tracked at team and individual level.
- Paid sabbatical eligibility moved from 5 to 8 years of service in the same 2025 change.
- Sept 2026: about 3,300 layoffs (around 10%). Remote employees must relocate near a hub or find another job, and the remote share is to fall to about 1% (San Francisco Chronicle via Flex Index).
How Uber's policy changed since 2020.
March 2020
Employees move to remote work.
2022
Hybrid return with Tue/Thu anchor days and about half of work time in the office.
April 28, 2025
Dara Khosrowshahi memo sets Tue-Thu office days from June and claws back remote approvals.
June 2025
Three-day policy takes effect.
September 2026
With about 3,300 layoffs, remote staff told to relocate near hubs; remote share to about 1%.
Sources and how sure we are.
ConfirmedFrom the company, or reported the same way by several major outlets.The September 2026 relocation details come from secondary summaries: a third-party tracker (Flex Index) citing the San Francisco Chronicle, and another tracker quoting Khosrowshahi that the 3-day policy 'now applies to 99% of the workforce.' Deadlines are unconfirmed.
- 1.Uber raises in-office requirement to 3 days, claws back remote workers CNBC, April 28, 2025
- 2.Uber Hits the Gas on RTO Requirements Flex Index, May 6, 2025
- 3.Uber Is Squeezing Out Its Remote Workers Flex Index (citing San Francisco Chronicle), September 8, 2026
- 4.Uber layoffs: 3,300 jobs San Francisco Chronicle, September 2026
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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
- 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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Questions
Does Uber require employees to return to the office?
Yes. Uber employees must be in the office Tuesday through Thursday, a rule in place since June 2025. In September 2026, Uber said remote workers must move near an office hub or leave, aiming to cut its remote workforce to about 1%.
How many days a week does Uber require in the office?
3 days a week in the office, as of October 2026.
When did Uber's current office policy start?
It took effect in June 2025, after being announced in April 2025.
What was the latest change to Uber's office policy?
September 2026: With about 3,300 layoffs, remote staff told to relocate near hubs; remote share to about 1%.