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Instagram Sets Five-Day Office Mandate for U.S. Staff Starting Feb. 2, 2026

Meta says the five-day rule covers only Instagram staff in U.S. offices with assigned desks.

Overview

  • Adam Mosseri announced the shift in an internal memo titled "Building a Winning Culture in 2026," first reported by Sources and obtained by Business Insider.
  • Menlo Park teams will move from MPK21 to MPK22 on Jan. 26 to ensure assigned desks, New York’s rollout will lag until space constraints ease, and some staff may transfer to San Francisco.
  • Fully remote workers are unaffected, and occasional work-from-home is permitted when needed.
  • Operational changes include canceling recurring meetings every six months, prioritizing prototypes over slide decks, and instituting DRIs with weekly unblocking meetings to speed decisions.
  • Meta confirmed the policy applies only to Instagram, as Facebook and WhatsApp continue under the company’s three-day office requirement amid a broader industry shift back to in-person work.