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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Mandates Full Return to Office Five Days a Week Starting January 2025

Sep 16, 2024, 06:30 PM

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has announced in a memo that the company will require all corporate employees to return to the office five days a week starting January 2, 2025. This policy shift aims to enhance innovation and collaboration, as well as to streamline the organization by reducing the number of management layers. Jassy highlighted that having fewer managers will remove unnecessary layers and flatten the organization. Additionally, Amazon will reinstate assigned desk arrangements in locations that previously had them. The decision marks a significant change from the company's current three-day-a-week in-office policy and is a response to the challenges of remote work. Jassy also emphasized the importance of having more individual contributors.