Remember HQ2? Amazon.com’s 2017 quest to expand its North American base beyond Seattle sparked a circus-like courtship to host as many as 50,000 high-paying jobs. The new location in northern Virginia hasn’t lived up to the hype,

Andy Jassy's bland letter, steeped in corporate-speak but making it clear people will be going back to the office five days a week, is a great example of how not to motivate your staff to push your business forward.

"I have worked at Amazon… and can confirm Amazon does not give a s**t," an employee wrote on LinkedIn following CEO Andy Jassy's return-to-office mandate.

More than 95 percent tech companies in the U.S. still allow some extent of remote work. Amazon’s abrupt shift could change that.

Amazon workers will be expected to return to the office five days a week starting in January, CEO Andy Jassy has announced. In a message to employees posted on the company’s website, Jassy said he was implementing the change in order to help workers more effectively collaborate.

The new policy, outlined in a memo, requires all Amazon employees to work from the office five days a week, except those with approved Remote Work Exceptions or those dealing with emergencies at home

As a former big-tech exec who’s now running a startup, Vijaye Raji understands Andy Jassy’s desire to have employees in the office five days a week as a general rule.

Amazon's return to office announcement is a warning sign for remote workers everywhere. CEOs want to return value to shareholders, and it may well be that bringing people to the office can help with that.

Amazon told its staff to return to the office five days a week and Founder and CEO of RexMont Real Estate Adriano Tori is on Good Day Seattle to talk about the impact on housing.

Other major retail companies have recently tightened their in-office mandates for employees. But Amazon's move marked a more obvious departure from the general adoption of a hybrid model that has become the norm in retail and footwear.