The executives had a good feeling about Jan. 10, 2022 \u2014 the date when DocuSign\u2019s 7,000 employees worldwide would finally come back to work.<\/p>\n
This deadline wouldn\u2019t be like that earlier one in May 2020, which was always a fantasy, or August 2020, which was a bit ambitious, or October 2021, a plan derailed by the Delta variant. Fourth time\u2019s the charm.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery time we delay this we\u2019re pushing off the inevitable,\u201d said Joan Burke, the chief people officer, in a late November interview. \u201cAt some point in time DocuSign is going to be open.\u201d<\/p>\n
That some point in time is no longer in January. The Omicron variant interjected. Just as companies from Ford Motor to Lyft have done in the past week, DocuSign postponed again. In place of a new date came the company\u2019s promise to \u201creassess our plans as 2022 unfolds.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThe End of a Return-to-Office Date\u201d via @NYTimes<\/a>\u2019 @emmabgo<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThe only companies being dishonest are the ones giving employees certainty,\u201d said Nicholas Bloom, a Stanford professor who advises dozens of chief executives.https:\/\/t.co\/BqTC19bGjJ<\/a><\/p>\n — David Ford (@ItsDavidFord) December 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n