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Some of the employee testimony in the petition included remote work's effectiveness in childcare, climate gains, and time saved from commuting.

Remote work trumped in-office work across most areas, including "ability to focus," "productivity," and "innovation/creativity," among others, the survey results showed. In the petition, Amazon employees added internal data supporting continued remote work and dozens of comments explaining why they oppose the change.Ī companywide survey from last year, for example, showed an overwhelming 87% of employees preferring 1 to 2 days per week or less time in the office, with the rest choosing mostly in-office work. The growing support for the petition shows the testy nature of forcing employees back to the office, following three years of pandemic-driven remote work. Roughly 30,000 Amazon employees have joined that Slack channel, which was created shortly after the RTO announcement.Īmazon's spokesperson didn't respond to a request for comment. The petition is being led by a group of Amazon staff in an internal Slack channel, called "remote advocacy," as Insider previously reported. That's close to 10% of the company's total corporate workforce.Īmazon CEO Andy Jassy announced on February 17 that most office workers will be required to come to the office at least three times a week starting in May.

The backlash against Amazon's return-to-office mandate has entered a new phase.Ībout 3 weeks since the announcement of the new policy, more than 29,200 Amazon employees have signed an internal petition opposing the mandate. The petition includes internal data and employee comments about why they are against the change.New mandate requires most office workers to come into the office at least 3 times a week starting in May.Almost 30,000 Amazon staff signed an internal petition against company's return-to-office policy.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.