In 2025, companies will continue to face their fair share of challenges when it comes to hiring and boosting morale among their employee base. Fast Company asked 15 chief people officers and HR leaders to share their predictions for how workplaces might evolve next year and which trends are likely to shape the way we … Read more
In September, Amazon made an announcement that came as a surprise to many corporate employees, along with tech observers who might have assumed hybrid work was a given among the industry’s major players. Starting in January, the tech giant would require that all employees come back to the office five days a week, in a … Read more
The debate over return to office (RTO) doesn’t seem to be going away. Many companies have opted for a hybrid model that allows employees to still work from home a couple days a week, while some major employers have introduced strict mandates that require workers to fully return to the office, five days a week. … Read more
This year has ushered in a more robust return to the office, with companies across industries now putting an end to remote work for most employees. The likes of Amazon, UPS, and Boeing are now requiring workers to be in the office five days a week, along with several banks and finance companies. Walmart has … Read more
Last week, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told employees that they would have to return to in-person work, five days a week, by January 2. Now, a new survey of 2,585 Amazon employees by Blind found that 91% are “dissatisfied” with the new return-to-office mandate. Are they dissatisfied enough to take action, though? Nearly three out … Read more
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy made a case — and a mandate — for in-office work on Monday. In a publicly available message, Jassy said that Amazon’s 1.5 million-plus employees must return to the office five days per week starting January 2. Amazon is also bringing back desk assignments to the offices that had that structure … Read more
