Airbnb’s Careers Page Views Jumps to 800,000 After Its Live, Work Anywhere Policy Announcement

Airbnb's career page views dramatically jumped roughly around a whopping 800,000 shortly after its CEO, Brian Chesky, announced its new "live and work anywhere" policy.

Airbnb's Live and Work Anywhere Policy

As per a news story by CNBC, the online marketplace for lodging, which changed how most people travel these days, previously announced that its employees could now choose to work where they feel most productive.

The Airbnb co-founder and CEO said on this Twitter account that even if their employees start to live and work elsewhere in the world, their compensation would not be affected.

Chesky also stated in an internal email to its workforce that they "have the flexibility to live and work in 170 countries for up to 90 days a year in each location."

The new work policy of the online lodging app comes even as other firms are asking their employees to go back to their offices, at least for a few days a week.

The hybrid setup has been frowned upon by some employees in other firms, forcing them to quit their current jobs.

On the other hand, Airbnb is going against the tide as it embraces what employees these days are clamoring for - more flexibility in workplaces.

Nevertheless, the CEO said that his staff will continue to meet face-to-face at least every quarter, adding that Zoom still has its limitations.

Chesky admits that "the most meaningful connections happen in person." Despite that, he still thinks that Zoom is a great tool to maintain relationships with other people.

Airbnb's Career Page Views

It appears that the new work and live anywhere policy of Airbnb got the attention of thousands of employees and job seekers out there.

The Airbnb boss himself shared the overwhelming response to the newly-announced work policy during the first-quarter earnings call of the tech firm.

According to a report by Business Insider, Chesky revealed that the career page of Airbnb has already received roughly 800,000 views since the new policy was first announced.

The tech CEO said, "The response internally was great." He added that the 800,000 views of the career page were "even more impressive."

Business Insider noted in the same report that Airbnb currently publicly discloses that it employs around 5,000 workers in various parts of the world.

On top of that, the Airbnb co-founder also acknowledges that other firms require their employees to go back to their pre-pandemic grind, wherein they report to their offices.

However, Chesky believes that the flexibility in working conditions is not a temporary trend. Instead, he touts that it is here to stay.