This Is When Microsoft Starts Telling Your Boss If You’re Not At Work

There’s bad news coming for Microsoft users who like a sneaky day working from home, or an equally sneaky day working in some far-flung corner of the office where they can’t be found and disturbed. Teams is about to start snitching on you.

A Teams update will now report on your whereabouts, so your boss can find you. “When users connect to their organization’s Wi-Fi,” Microsoft says, “Teams will automatically set their work location to reflect the building they are working in.” Clearly, if you’re not connected to your company Wi-Fi, it will show that as well.

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The better news is the update is delayed. When I first reported on this in October, we expected it to start rolling out in December. But it’s now delayed and you can relax through the holidays. Microsoft now says “rollout starts January 2026.”

So, the days are numbered…