Update: Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics is reporting WWE has sent an update to employees about the full-time move and pushed the start date to May 8.
Nick Khan is ordering that all WWE employees return to the office full-time starting next week.
Mike Johnson of PWInsider is reporting the permanent hybrid of working from the office and at home that WWE was operating under due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which will end next week.
Johnson also posted a portion of the email from WWE President Nick Khan informing his employees that it’s time to return to the office, stating:
We are all fortunate to be three years, one month and fourteen days removed from the moment where stay at home orders were put in place, businesses shuttered (some permanently) and sports seasons canceled. Of course, at WWE and thanks to all of you, we continued to move forward, never missing a week of production in the safest way possible.
As I have had the good fortune of meeting with so many of you over the last few months, it has become apparent to me that our business thrives on creativity and an unparalleled work ethic. All of us physically together is a part of that. As such, we will be going back to what has always been the case prior to COVID, which is a return to five days a week in office.
Nothing replaces our ability to interact with one another as we collectively continue to build and represent our company. We will all connect better and be better.
Monday, May 1, 2023, will be the start of our full time return to office.
For those based in Stamford, our first group has moved to our new HQ and the rest of us will be there shortly. We thank you for your patience with this process. If you have not yet seen it, it is a spectacular work space that we believe you will all be quite proud of.
Thank you for all,
Nick
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