Amazon is telling its employees to come back to the office

Date:
Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:18:12 +0000

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After three years of WFH, Amazon is ordering thousands of employees to return to the office.

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has announced plans for many of the companys employees to return to the office on a more permanent basis following a trial of hybrid working over the past three years.

In a message to the companys 1.6 million workers, Jassy explained some of the benefits that he envisions as part of the updated return to office mandate, including several associated with productivity and even the knock-on effects within the broader community.

In recognition that changing thousands of office-based workers habits isnt a simple move, Jassy has suggested May 1, 2023, as the revisions effective
date, offering up more than two months for plans to be drawn up by individual teams. Amazon return to office

The notification to employees outlines many of the associated benefits, including the importance of workplace culture for professional development
and social skills. Jassy stresses that more exposure to colleagues presents more opportunities to ask ad-hoc questions that they otherwise wouldnt from behind their screens.

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...our newer employees, especially those who have joined us in the past few years, stand to be most disadvantaged by not having the learning and mentorship opportunities from peers that many of us who joined much earlier had.

More widely, Jassy expects local communities around Amazon workplaces to benefit from the additional economic boost that workers will deliver.

With this being an early notification, the company hasnt worked out the exact execution details and will likely leave it up to smaller departments to find out what works best. Then theres the fact that different roles require different working methods; corporate workers will likely see the largest effects. However, while the professional benefits are aplenty, the move may see workers who applied on the basis of a hybrid working setup feeling shortchanged. Still working from home? Check out the best video conferencing software



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