In January, Amazon required most employees to start working from an office five days a week. The transition has not been smooth for some.
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The Lede
Amazon's five-day return-to-office mandate is off to a bumpy start. Employees who spoke with Business Insider said the new office policy, which kicked off at the beginning of the year, has resulted in full parking lots, a lack of desks and meeting rooms, and items being stolen from desks.
Key Details
- BI spoke with seven current Amazon employees about the new office mandate.
- Amazon has 1.5 million workers, of which roughly 350,000 are corporate staff. So those people who are openly complaining about the full RTO experience represent a tiny fraction of the company's workforce.
- While some employees praised the new policy, saying more face-to-face interactions have at times resulted in better collaboration, others said they still spent much of their time in virtual meetings.
