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   Instagram CEO issues full-time return to office order   
      
   Date:   
   Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:39:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Instagram workers given a February 2026 deadline to return to the office five   
   days per week.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri has warned that most US employees will soon be    
   told to return to the office on a full-time basis, with the change set to    
   come into effect from February 2, 2026.    
      
   Mosseri says the update will make the company more nimble and creative,   
   helping it remain competitive as it battles to maintain its market position   
   against other social media apps.    
      
   Fully remote employees will retain their status, and some flexibility will   
   remain in place for occasional work-from-home needs, but the message is clear    
    -- Instagram is bidding farewell to hybrid working.   
      
   Instagram wants workers in five days per week   
      
   Although a February date has already been set, New York office workers may    
   see some delays as the company looks to address space constraints. Menlo Park   
   workers may also get the chance to be relocated to San Francisco if the   
   commute time is equal or better.    
      
   Mosseri isnt just bothered about in-person work, though, and the push for   
   productivity is clear. The company will also axe its recurring meetings on a   
   six-monthly basis, unless theyre absolutely necessary.    
      
   We all spend too much time in meetings that are not effective, and its    
   slowing us down, the CEO stated in a memo (via Business Insider ). I also   
   support everyone in making recurring 1:1s biweekly by default and declining   
   meetings if they fall during your focus blocks, Mosseri added.    
      
   In the name of collaboration, theres also an emphasis on more prototypes and   
   fewer slide decks for product innovation. Strategy documents must be capped    
   to three pages, and meeting goals and key points should be clear from the   
   beginning of any reviews.    
      
   I want most of your time focused on building great products, not preparing    
   for meetings, he added.    
      
   Mosseri promises to delve deeper into the changes at an upcoming All Hands,   
   but warns that 2026 will continue to be a tough year as was 2025.    
      
   Video time spent on Instagram is up 30% year-over-year, and the company is   
   planning on [surfacing] content across a broader set of topics that cater to   
   the diverse interests of each person.    
      
   Metas revenue was up 26% year-over-year in the three months ending September   
   30, 2025.    
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/instagram-ceo-issues-full-time-return-to-office-   
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