Home Business Microsoft asks staff in Seattle area, Silicon Valley to work from home Business Microsoft asks staff in Seattle area, Silicon Valley to work from home By Genpie - March 5, 2020 103 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Microsoft Corp on Wednesday joined the growing number of U.S. companies asking employees to work from home in order to limit exposure to the spreading coronavirus outbreak, as it responded to cases near its Seattle headquarters and in California.