Amazon Will Make Some Employees Relocate for Return to Office
- Requirement comes amid souring morale in wake of layoffs
- Company requires workers to be in office three days a week
The Seattle-based company ordered most corporate staff to report to the office at least three days a week starting in May, a move that some employees protested during a May walkout in Seattle.
Photographer: Chloe Collyer/BloombergAmazon.com Inc. will require some corporate employees to relocate as part of a mandate requiring workers to be in the office three days a week, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest source of strain between the tech giant and its workforce following layoffs that began last year.
Who will have to relocate and when will be decided at the department level, said one of the people, who added that Amazon hasn’t yet determined how many employees will be affected. Some remote workers who were hired or moved during the pandemic will have to relocate closer to offices so they can meet the three-day requirement, said the people, who requested anonymity to discuss an internal matter.