Amazon employees are not happy about their CEO’s 5-day RTO mandate

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is ordering employees to return to the office five days a week beginning in January.

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00:00Amazon is shipping workers back to the office, but employees aren't happy about it.

00:05CEO Andy Jassy ordered employees back to the office five days a week,

00:09ditching the previous three-day hybrid policy.

00:12Jassy said Amazon will make exceptions for extenuating circumstances

00:16or cases where managers had already approved a fully remote position.

00:20But as employees return to office, they may notice fewer managers there.

00:23Amazon is increasing the ratio of individual contributors to managers by

00:2715% by the end of March 2025 to help reduce memos,

00:32unnecessary meetings, and help return Amazon to the Amazon way.