Amazon announces return to five-day, in-person workweek for employees

Amazon employees will return to the office five days a week starting Jan. 2, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced in a note Monday. The change comes 16 months after Amazon implemented a hybrid working schedule, requiring employees to work at least three days in the office. Jassy supported the shift in his statements after previously saying he supports office-based work. “When we look back over the last five years, we continue to believe that the advantages of being together in the office are significant,” Jassy said. “If anything, the last...