That positive side of the commute is what Microsoft hopes to re-create. The virtual commute feature represents Teams’ move into employee wellness, said Kamal Janardhan, general manager for workplace analytics and MyAnalytics at Microsoft 365, the parent division of Teams. “I think we at Microsoft have a role, almost a responsibility, to give enterprises the capabilities to create these better daily structures and help people be their best.”A virtual commute experience will come to Microsoft Teams in 2021. The virtual commute feature is designed to help people mark the start and end of their working day, a more difficult prospect for those working at home. If they say they are feeling overwhelmed, the virtual commute assistant will ask if they want to block time off in their calendars to focus on work or de-stress.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 29, 2020 09:56 UTC