Instagram’s CEO wants employees back in the office five days a week, but the last thing he wants is a return to business as usual.

Chief Adam Mosseri said starting Feb. 2, U.S. employees will need to return to the office full time, according to a companywide memo first reported by Business Insider and whose authenticity was confirmed by a spokesperson. However, Instagram’s New York City employees won’t be forced back five days a week until the company has “alleviated the space constraints,” and remote employees are exempt to the change.

In justifying the new policy, Mosseri cited the usual corporate talking point of increasing collaboration, and said creativity will be better in-person, too.

Yet, he also noted that to create a “winning culture,” the Meta subsidiary needed a shakeup of r

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