Amazon is requiring its workers to return to the office full time. In a note published Monday by the e-commerce giant, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, who took over from founder Jeff Bezos in 2020, said the move to end the company’s hybrid model was designed toward ‘being better set up to invent, collaborate, and be connected enough to each other and our culture to deliver the absolute best for customers and the business.’ He noted that the company’s three-day-a-week policy, instituted in 2023, had only reinforced the view that a full return was necessary. ‘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. The change will take effect starting in January 2025. The company will still respect extenuating circumstances, like caring for a sick child, and pre-approved work-from-home or hybrid arrangements. Amazon joins…
