Amazon RTO Edict Reflects Fear New Hires Don’t Know Company Culture
Senior leadership was concerned the work-from-home policy was leaving the next generation of workers behind.
The return-to-office edict stunned many of the company’s 350,000-plus corporate workers.
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Amazon.com Inc.’s controversial decision to bring corporate employees back to the office full-time reflects executives’ concerns that recent recruits don’t understand the company’s unique culture.
Last month, Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy surprised employees with a memo ordering them to start reporting to their desks five days a week, beginning in January. Amazon currently lets many of them work from home two days a week.