Amazon Reinstates Traditional Office Hours For Workers
4 weeks ago
Amazon is bringing an end to working from home at the e-commerce giant, telling employees they will be required to return to the office five days a week starting next year.
In a letter posted to the company’s website on Monday, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy wrote (quote):
“…before the pandemic, it was not a given that folks could work remotely two days a week, and that will also be true moving forward—our expectation is that people will be in the office outside of extenuating circumstances.”
Companies have been allowing many employees to work from home since the pandemic, leaving downtown offices nearly empty in a number of cities.
But Amazon has taken a tougher stance than many of its rivals.
Some employees who were consistently out of compliance with the existing three-day mandate were told they were "voluntarily resigning," and were locked out of Amazon's systems.
In May of last year, workers at Amazon's Seattle headquarters staged a walkout protesting a return-to-office mandate as well as changes to the company's climate policy and layoffs.
According to an employee Q&A shared with Reuters, Amazon is also is eliminating a prior program that allowed workers the option to work from anywhere for four months per year.
In a letter posted to the company’s website on Monday, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy wrote (quote):
“…before the pandemic, it was not a given that folks could work remotely two days a week, and that will also be true moving forward—our expectation is that people will be in the office outside of extenuating circumstances.”
Companies have been allowing many employees to work from home since the pandemic, leaving downtown offices nearly empty in a number of cities.
But Amazon has taken a tougher stance than many of its rivals.
Some employees who were consistently out of compliance with the existing three-day mandate were told they were "voluntarily resigning," and were locked out of Amazon's systems.
In May of last year, workers at Amazon's Seattle headquarters staged a walkout protesting a return-to-office mandate as well as changes to the company's climate policy and layoffs.
According to an employee Q&A shared with Reuters, Amazon is also is eliminating a prior program that allowed workers the option to work from anywhere for four months per year.
