Twitter has allowed staff to work from home “forever” if they want because the company looks towards the long run after the coronavirus pandemic.
The decision came because the social media giant said its work-from-home measures during the lockdown had been successful.
But it also said it might allow workers to return to the office if they choose when it reopens.
Earlier this month Google and Facebook said their staff can work from home until ending of 2020.
Twitter said: “The past few months have proven we can make that work. So if our employees are in a role and situation that enables them to work from home and they want to continue to do so forever, we will make that happen.”
The declaration has been narrated as “an era-defining moment” by one digital innovation expert.
Twitter’s blog went on to say that for those keen to return to Twitter’s office the company “will be their warm and welcoming selves, with some additional precautions”.
The San Francisco-based company has above 4,000 employees across its offices worldwide.
It has permitted it’s staffs to do work from home since March and doesn’t expect to reopen its offices until September.
Sree Sreenivasan, a Loeb prof. of Digital Innovation at the Stony Brook University School of Journalism, said it had been “era-defining news”.
“Some people may not take this seriously as its Twitter but we can learn a lot from Silicon Valley about workplace flexibility. There has been a mentality that working from home was stealing from the boss and facetime in the office was more important.
“But people are proving they can be far more productive and get tasks done working from home. A lot of people tell me they are working harder at home and are exhausted,” he added.
