Articles about Return to Office

Microsoft’s return-to-office policy creates a return to slower commutes, traffic analysis shows

Inrix measured travel speeds on eastbound and westbound SR 520 and southbound and northbound I-405 during the weeks of Feb. 23 and March 2. Read More

Microsoft’s new RTO policy starts Feb. 23, bringing Seattle-area workers back 3 days a week

Microsoft’s three-day-a-week return-to-office mandate starts Monday, Feb. 23, for Seattle-area employees. Here’s what to know about the policy, and some advice for commuters from the Bellevue Chamber: “Gird your loins.” Read More

Reports of stricter Microsoft return-to-office policy add to post-layoff uncertainty

Is Microsoft about to shake up its workforce again? A new report this week by The Verge is adding to… Read More

Worker foot traffic rises in Seattle after Amazon’s RTO shift, but wider office vacancies spark concern

More than half a year after Amazon called its corporate and tech workforce back to the office five days a… Read More

Google sets long-term plan to exit Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, consolidate in South Lake Union

The Center of the Universe is getting less Googley. Google confirmed Friday that the company plans to bring all its… Read More

Amazon parents who got used to remote flexibility are frustrated by new 5-day in-office policy

Amazon’s mandate to bring corporate and tech employees back to the office five days per week is being met with… Read More

On the ground from Amazon HQ in Seattle: Small businesses ‘excited’ as 5-day policy kicks in

Standing inside her food truck Spice on Curve in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood on Thursday, Nasima Akhter was prepping… Read More

No harsh mandates: Tech leaders on what’s working with their hybrid return-to-office policies

Return-to-office policies are often controversial and emotionally charged — but do they have to be? Two tech leaders recently shared… Read More

More pay for in-office work? Salary report reveals new reality for hiring managers

Going back to the office could have a meaningful perk — more pay. For jobs that can be done remotely,… Read More

Survey by Blind finds 91% of Amazon employees not happy about return-to-office policy

An overwhelming majority of Amazon employees are not happy about the company’s mandate to return to the office five days… Read More

A ‘home run’ or a ‘cowardly’ decision? Amazon’s new in-person work policy elicits cheers and jeers

Some Amazon employees may not be happy, but January can’t come soon enough for many of the Seattle organizations and… Read More

A year into Downtown Activation Plan, reviving Seattle relies on more than return of office workers

City of Seattle officials said downtown is in better shape than it was a year ago but there is much… Read More

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What the Google ruling means for Microsoft Bing; Amazon delivery dilemma; Seattle’s return to office

“I don’t believe there’s a price in the world that Microsoft could offer us. They offered to give us Bing… Read More

City of Seattle increasing in-office work to three days for more than 13,000 employees

The City of Seattle announced Monday that it will increase the required number of days for in-office work for executive… Read More

Businesses around Amazon HQ are bustling, a year after tech giant’s return-to-office mandate

During the sunny, summer lunchtime rush around Amazon’s Seattle headquarters campus one day last week, it almost looked and felt… Read More

Seattle council president on getting workers back to the office: ‘We have to build those numbers up’

When it comes to getting workers back in the office, Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson wants to lead by… Read More

5 days in the office? Some tech startups are bringing workers together all week, every week

BELLEVUE, Wash. — At precisely 2 p.m. Pacific time on a recent Monday afternoon, employees of the technology startup Statsig… Read More

She helped lead the fight against Amazon’s return to office — and then had to leave a job she loved

Pamela Hayter just wanted someone at Amazon to answer “the why.” After more than eight years at the tech giant,… Read More

Amazon uses badge-swipe data to tell employees they aren’t complying with return-to-office policy

Messages sent by Amazon to some employees this week, asserting that they aren’t complying with a corporate mandate to return… Read More

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Voices from the Amazon walkout: Why some employees are speaking out and pushing back

Hundreds of Amazon employees walked out of the office in Seattle this week — gathering between the company’s towers while… Read More

How big was that Amazon walkout crowd?

Paging Sean Spicer. The former White House press secretary made a quick name for himself at the outset of Donald… Read More

Amazon employees walk out, seeking bolder climate action and end of return-to-office policy

Some Amazon employees in Seattle and other offices around the world walked out in protest Wednesday, urging the company to… Read More

Seattle Metro Chamber survey shows high adoption of hybrid work and most popular days in office

A survey by the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce found that a hybrid work model is the most popular option… Read More

Amazon responds to walkout plan: ‘We respect our employees’ rights to express their opinions’

Amazon responded to reports Monday that some employees at the company’s corporate headquarters in Seattle plan to walk off the… Read More

Amazon workers, and a familiar energy, return to Seattle HQ as new in-person office policy kicks in

Is this what 2019 felt like? It’s hard to remember after three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work, an… Read More

Analysis: Amazon’s ‘Great Return’ to the office is just one aspect of a downtown Seattle comeback

One major harbinger of a post-pandemic swing to normal in downtown Seattle is Amazon’s much-heralded return to the office this… Read More

Internal FAQ: What Amazon is telling employees before they return to the office next week

Remember the days of working from anywhere? They’re officially over at Amazon. The tech giant wants its corporate and tech… Read More

‘Some people will quit over this decision’: Read Redfin CEO’s memo on back-to-office mandate

Glenn Kelman has changed his mind about remote work. The Redfin CEO sent a memo to employees outlining a new… Read More

Amazon is working on generative AI, too, CEO Andy Jassy assures shareholders in annual letter

What about Amazon? That question comes up frequently these days in tech industry conversations about generative artificial intelligence, especially as… Read More

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Why Microsoft’s return to the office may not be the norm across the rest of the tech industry

What does Microsoft’s return to the office mean for everybody else? That was one of the questions raised by the… Read More