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Microsoft New Future of Work Reportaka.ms/nfwEditorsandAuthorsEditors: lenna Butler (Principal Aplied Research Scientist), Son a Jaf fe( Principal Researcher), Rebecca JanBen (Senior AppliedScientist), Nancy Baym (Partner Research Manager), Brent Hecht (Partner Director of Applied Research), Jake Hofman (SeniorPrincipal Researcher), Sean Rintel (Principal Research Sciences Manager), Bahar Sarrafzadeh (Principal Applied Research Scientist)AbiqailSellen(DistinquishedScientist),Mihaela Vorvoreanu(PrincipalApoliedScientist),JaimeTeevan(ChiefScientistandAuthors: Mohammed Alsobay, LizAnkrah, Nancy Baym, Stephanie Bers, Megan Benzing, Mia Bruch, Zana Buginca,Jena ButlerCounts Madeleine Daeoo. Justin Edwards. Alex Farach, D an Goldstein, Mary L. Gray, BrentHecht. Javier Hernandez Jake Hofman. Eric Horvitz. Nicole Immorlica. KoriInkoen.Shamsilabal. Sonia Jaffe. ManasaJagadeeshi Brendan Lucier Nic Marqu ardt Mercy Muchai, Ambrita Nand, Alexandra Olteanu, Jacki O iNel, MaxRebeccaJanSen.SianLindlevPeterschmidt, Christian Poelitz, Rabeeza, Nathalie Riche, Sean Rintel, Advait Sarkar, Bahar Sarrafzadeh, Sunayana Sitaram, AmandaSnellinger, Jina Suh, John Tang, Lev Tankelevitch, Jaime Teevan, Kiran Tomlinson, Anne Trapasso, Adam Troy, GauravVerma, MihaelaVorvoreanu. Jack Williams. Jordana Youna. Ben ZornReferencingthis report:Onsocialmedia, please include the reportURL(httos://aka.ms/nfw2025In academic publications, please cite as: Butler, 1, Jaffe, S., JanBen, R., Baym, N., Hecht, B., Hofman,J., Rintel,S. Sarrafzadeh, B.Sellen. A. M. Vorvoreanu. Teevan. J. (Eds.) Microsott New Future of Work Report2025.Microsoft Research TechReportMSRTR-2025-58(https:/aka.ms/nfw2025).2025Some of the Information In this document relates to pre-released content w hich may be subsequenty modfjed. Mlcrasoftmakes no warrantes, express or impled,withrespecttothe informationprouided here.Ths document Is provlded tas-s"Information and vlews expressedIn this document,incluaing Ufil and ather Interet Webstereferences, maychangewilthout notice.Someexampes deptedhedh ore poded prIlstratononly and r irtous o eol ssolato orconertionishendedorshoul ebfered.Ths document des notproldeypouwlthonylegorightstoanyintellectualpropertyinany Microsoftproduct02025Microsoft.AMightsreserved.
MicrosoftNew Future of WorkReportaka.ms/nfwWelcometothe2025MicrosoftNewFutureofWorkRenortAs you sit down to read the 2025 New Future of Work report it's worth pausing to consider the thread that ties thepastfive years of reports together.The inaugural New Future of Workreport, publishedin 2021,focusedonnewways people could work without relying on colocation as a key productivity tol. The second, in 2022, centered on the reint oduction of physical fices and the emergence ofhyord work Iin2023, we explored how large languagemodels could reshape everyday...
