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Salesforce extends telecommuting beyond COVID. What this means for the future of work and office real estate
The software giant Salesforce announced this week it’s going to let its employees work mostly from home even after the pandemic ends. Salesforce is San Francisco’s largest private employer — with about 10,000 people working in the city.
By Madeleine Brand • • 6m ListenThe software giant Salesforce announced this week it’s going to let its employees work mostly from home even after the pandemic ends. Salesforce is San Francisco’s largest private employer — with about 10,000 people working in the city. It also occupies the city’s largest building: Salesforce Tower.
It’s the latest Bay Area tech company to announce a long-term shift to remote work. Facebook, Twitter, Square and DropBox have all announced plans to do the same. That could have big ripple effects in the world’s tech capital.
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What’s fueling attacks on elderly Asian Americans in NorCal?- 0:00South LA’s MLK Jr. Hospital became a COVID hotspot. Other hospitals didn’t step in to help
- 19:34Many elderly Asian Americans are being attacked in NorCal. This is different from COVID racial bias
- 28:08Salesforce extends telecommuting beyond COVID. What this means for the future of work and office real estateYou’re reading this
- 34:48Comedian Merrill Markoe on her new diary-inspired graphic novel and the unreliability of memory
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3 of 4What’s fueling attacks on elderly Asian Americans in NorCal?- 0:00South LA’s MLK Jr. Hospital became a COVID hotspot. Other hospitals didn’t step in to help
- 19:34Many elderly Asian Americans are being attacked in NorCal. This is different from COVID racial bias
- 28:08Salesforce extends telecommuting beyond COVID. What this means for the future of work and office real estateYou’re reading this
- 34:48Comedian Merrill Markoe on her new diary-inspired graphic novel and the unreliability of memory