Microsoft develops 'virtual commute' for remote workers amid Covid-19

Pandemic-related burnout and difficulty separating work and personal life has become a surprisingly common concern among Microsoft's corporate customers, said Chief Marketing Officer Chris Capossela

Millions of employees now commute from their bed to a desk at home. After the initial euphoria of skipping  traffic jams and cramped train compartments, a new reality has dawned in which the work day blends into the rest of life, like a never-ending video call. Microsoft has a solution for this.

The company’s Teams collaboration software is adding the ability to schedule a “virtual commute”. It won’t start your car, but it will remind users about the end of the work day, suggest tasks to help workers wind down and create a little mental space before kids’ homework, dinner,