The return-to-office edict stunned many of the company’s 350,000-plus corporate workers.
Photographer: Chloe Collyer/BloombergAmazon.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.