Amazon’s Office Mandate Could Inspire Other Bosses to Do the Same [Video]

CEO Andy Jassy announced on Monday that starting next year, Amazon employees must be in the office five days a week.

Yet, experts caution that the cost of calling remote or hybrid workers back to their cubicles five days a week could be high enough in terms of morale and retention that bosses should tread carefully.

Just look at what’s already happening inside Amazon, where angry workers are looking for ways to leave or not comply.

“What ever happened to ‘Striving to be Earth’s Best Employer,” one employee wrote in a company Slack channel focused on RTO issues, as Business Insider previously reported. The comment was a reference to the company’s leadership principles.

Amazon’s announcement comes after 15 months of hybrid work — employees had to be in three times a week. It’s the latest sign that employers are retaking power, even if it doesn’t always benefit them.

In the pandemic era, the labor market favored office workers. Employees …

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