Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Wednesday, May 18th, 2022.

I'm Brian McCullough today.

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Something something tech companies as the canaries in the coal mine for COVID.

Once more, Tech is telling us about the COVID reality of the moment before almost anything else.

Bloomberg got its hands on an internal memo which reveals Apple is delaying its three day

a week return to the office program indefinitely, citing rising COVID-19 cases.

The company still expects attendance by employees in person at least two days per week,

quoting Bloomberg.

Apple was set to require employees to work from the office on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays,

beginning next week, a policy that has been controversial among some staff.

Already employees have been coming in two days a week as part of a ramp-up effort that began in April.

For now, that mandate isn't changing.

The company also told staff that they must again wear masks in common areas at least in Silicon Valley offices.

Separately retail employees were informed Tuesday about 100 US stores will again require

mask wearing by staff members as well.

Apple had dropped that requirement in March when cases eased.

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