Amazon’s new return-to-office ultimatum hasn’t just drawn the ire of employees threatening to jump ship to remote jobs. The mandate has also drawn scrutiny from future-of-work experts who aren’t sold on the benefit of the change to Amazon—and who believe the move could make it harder for the tech giant to attract future employees.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Monday in a company memo employees would be required to return to the office five days a week, beginning in January. The company will also increase the ratio of managers to individual employees to have fewer staff in managerial roles. In February 2023, Amazon required workers to return to the office three days a week. The goal of the mandates have been to enhance teamwork and strengthen company culture, Amazon said.
