Amazon demands full office return by January
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The news: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced a push for a leaner organisation, including cuts to management layers and a full return to the office for corporate employees starting in January.
The numbers: In a memo to employees, Jassy said the company would increase the ratio of individual contributors to managers by at least 15% by the end of March.
The online retailer will also tighten its remote work policy, requiring most corporate employees to be in the office five days a week, except in approved cases.
The context: Amazon had allowed remote work during the pandemic and currently requires corporate employees to be in the office three days a week.
The company is following other large corporations in pushing at least some employees for a return to full-time in-office work, including UPS, JPMorgan and Boeing, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Jassy acknowledged the change will require adjustments for some, but said the move was necessary.
What they said: “We want to operate like the world’s largest startup,” he said in the message.
“That means having a passion for constantly inventing for customers, strong urgency (for most big opportunities, it’s a race!), high ownership, fast decision-making, scrappiness and frugality, deeply-connected collaboration (you need to be joined at the hip with your teammates when inventing and solving hard problems), and a shared commitment to each other.”
The sources: Amazon blog , The Wall Street Journal
