Amazon Joins Wave of Tech Giants Returning To In-Person Work

Amazon has asked their employees to return to the office for at least three days a week, according to a memo CEO Andy Jassy sent to employees Friday.

The policy would take effect May 1 and roll back a previous policy set in Oct. 2021, which allowed managers to set requirements at their discretion. All Seattle-, Virginia- and Nashville-based employees will be required to return to the office, the memo explains.

Jassy argues because Amazon hired so many people in 2021, it is crucial that employees return to the office and work with one another. “It’s easier to learn, model, practice, and strengthen our culture when we’re in the office together most of the time and surrounded by our colleagues,” he wrote in the memo.