In Effort to Placate Employees, Uber Backtracks On Back-to-the-Office Plan Uber is the latest company to offer increasing flexibility for its workforce that has gotten very comfortable with their telecommuting situation. The ride-hailing and now food-delivery giant announced in April that it expected to bring its employees back to the office at least three days per week as of September. This tracks with what some other tech companies have been planning, however Facebook and Salesforce announced much broader flexibility for their employees surrounding remote work, reflecting the competitive nature of the overall tech sector when it comes to employee recruitment and retention.