Microsoft will require employees to work in the office three days per week next year, a major shift for one of the tech giants that had been more friendly to remote work.

The policy will begin at the end of February for workers living within 50 miles of a Microsoft office in the Puget Sound region, Microsoft’s chief human resources officer, Amy Coleman, said Tuesday in an internal memo viewed by The Seattle Times.

The return-to-office edict will eventually roll out to employees in other U.S. offices and those based internationally, but there’s no set timeline for those employees yet.

We’ve looked at how our teams work best, and the data is clear: when people work together in person more often, they thrive — they are more energized, empowered, and they deliver stronger results, Coleman w

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