Amazon Forces Remote Staff To Relocate
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is forcing thousands of corporate staff to relocate closer to their teamsoften across the countrywith tight deadlines or risk losing their jobs.
Bloomberg reports that teams are being told in one-on-ones and town halls to move to hubs like Seattle, Arlington, VA, or Washington, DC. Employees have 30 days to decide and 60 days to either start the move or resign, without severance.
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Amazon says this hub strategy has been rolling out for over a year to boost collaboration, but many roles hired as fully remote during the pandemic are now on the chopping block. This comes after CEO Andy Jassy ended remote-first policies and amid broader cost cuts and warnings that AI will shrink headcount.
After years of remote-work flexibility, this hard pivot tests Amazon's ability to retain top talent and maintain morale. Tight relocation windows and no-severance clauses could spur resignations, complicating hiring in a competitive tech labor market already jittery about layoffs.
Watch for turnover spikes in affected teams and whether Amazon adjusts deadlines or support packages. How smoothly this transition goes will shape the company's post-pandemic workplace modeland signal how far tech giants will go to centralize their workforce.
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