Microsoft says employees will be expected in office three days a week

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Microsoft said on Tuesday that employees will be expected to work in an office three days a week starting next year.

Employees that work near Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, or the Puget Sound area, will be required to be in the office three days a week, starting in February. After that, the policy will extend to other U.S. locations and then to international offices.

The company is sending emails to employees who live within 50 miles of a Microsoft office around Puget Sound about the shift, the company said .

"As we build the AI products that will define this era, we need the kind of energy and momentum that comes from smart people working side by side, solving challenging problems toge