Return-to-office mandates are more than "backdoor layoffs"

149.99 - 169.049 Nilay Patel

In the memo announcing the change, CEO Andy Jassy argued that the company had observed that it's easier to learn, model, practice, and strengthen our culture, that collaborating, brainstorming, and inventing are simpler and more effective, and that teams tend to be better connected to one another when everyone was in the office. And Amazon isn't alone wanting employees back at their desks.