Microsoft (MSFT) has quietly given its staff a major update about remote work just days after Amazon unveiled its own plan to have its employees return to the office five days a week, starting next year.

The software and cloud-computing giant currently allows employees remotely, with many new hires promised the flexibility of working from home at least half the time. But that isn’t written in stone.

In a town hall last month, Google brass assured staffers that the company wouldn't follow Amazon's lead and mandate that employees return to the office five days a week, per Business Insider. Related: Amazon CEO Mandates Employees Work in the Office 5 Days Per Week Starting January At Google's most recent "TGIF" (Thank God It's Friday) monthly meeting,