X return to office policy5 days a week.
Since November 2022, Elon Musk has required X (formerly Twitter) employees to work at least 40 hours a week in the office. Remote work needs specific approval.
Days in the office
- Policy
- Full-time in the office
- In effect since
- November 9, 2022
- Announced
- November 9, 2022
- Industry
- Tech
- Headquarters
- Bastrop, TX
- Checked
- Reported October 2026
What the policy says.
- Musk's first email to staff banned remote work unless he personally approved it, effective immediately.
- Exceptions were allowed for people physically unable to travel or with critical personal obligations.
- Before Musk, Twitter offered permanent work-from-anywhere; about 1,500 employees were fully remote in mid-2022.
- A 2023 NLRB complaint alleged an employee was illegally fired for protesting the policy.
- X Corp. was folded into Musk's xAI in March 2025.
How X's policy changed since 2020.
May 2020
Twitter lets employees work from home permanently.
March 2022
Offices reopen; employees may choose office or remote indefinitely.
November 9, 2022
Musk ends remote work and sets a 40-hour weekly office minimum.
March 2025
X merged into xAI; no reported change to the office policy.
Sources and how sure we are.
ReportedReported by major outlets, but not every detail is confirmed by the company.No change has been reported, and the 2026 status rests on a Raconteur summary from April 2026. The 2024 headquarters move to Bastrop, Texas, and later restructurings involving xAI are unverified.
- 1.Musk's first email to Twitter staff ends remote work Bloomberg via Malay Mail, November 10, 2022
- 2.Elon Musk orders Twitter employees back to the office The Real Deal, November 10, 2022
- 3.Which companies are enforcing five-day office returns? Raconteur, April 20, 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
- 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
- IBM3 days a week, since January 20243
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Questions
Does X require employees to return to the office?
Yes. Since November 2022, Elon Musk has required X (formerly Twitter) employees to work at least 40 hours a week in the office. Remote work needs specific approval.
How many days a week does X require in the office?
5 days a week in the office, as of October 2026.
When did X's current office policy start?
It took effect in November 2022, after being announced in November 2022.
What was the latest change to X's office policy?
March 2025: X merged into xAI; no reported change to the office policy.