Salesforce exec draws up post-pandemic playbook for work

Companies reshaped their businesses to deal with threats posed by the pandemic

After reshaping their businesses to deal with threats posed by the pandemic, many companies are facing another daunting challenge: how to bring remote workers back to the office when people are still debating face masks and not everyone has received the COVID-19 vaccine. With roughly 60,000 workers, business software maker Salesforce.com has already navigated that in roughly one-third of its more than 100 offices around the world. Just last month, it began to bring back about 10,000 workers in San Francisco, where its 61-story headquarters is the tallest building in northern California. Brent Hyder, Salesforce’s chief people officer, discussed the company’s approach with The Associated Press. Q: How is the return to the office going so far?