On 23rd of May 2023, the WHO declared "with great hope" end to COVID-19 as public health emergency. Sixteen months later, many workers are still working from home. Retail giant Amazon has decided it is time to end its hybrid work policy. company has told its employees they must return to five-day week from 2nd of January 2025. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told staff in memo that: "We've decided that we're going to return to being in office way we were before Covid." He said being with other staff would help workers collaborate, brainstorm, and invent. He added that teaching and learning from one another is "more seamless" in office.
Some employees at Amazon are unhappy with return-to-office rule. Staff have history of telling Amazon about their concerns. In February 2023, Amazon required its employees to be in office for three days a week. This caused many workers at company's Seattle headquarters to protest. They walked out of their offices. workers also complained about job cuts. Amazon cut 27,000 jobs globally in early 2023. Another complaint was about Amazon's contribution to climate change. workers believe that asking people to commute to work will "accelerate climate crisis". Mr Jassy has created "bureaucracy mailbox" for staff to make complaints about company rules.
