By Ashley Stewart
Publication Date: 2025-11-12 10:00:00
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman‘s expectations for how his employees work at the office are uniquely strict within the company.
Suleyman requires employees to work from the office more than is standard at the company and generally prefers to have open floor plans, a polarizing concept at Microsoft and in engineering in general.
“I very much believe in the in-person working culture,” Suleyman told Business Insider. “We’ve been defragmenting our culture and trying to concentrate.”
Microsoft recently announced a new return-to-office mandate requiring most employees to work in an office at least three days a week, starting January 26.
In contrast, Suleyman requires at least four-days-a-week for his employees who live near an office, according to an internal…
