My company got real strict about RTO last year insisting on 3 days in the office and laying off fully remote workers. 9 months later they have dropped the policy.”

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

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