Amazon has announced that workers’ return date to offices, such as the Amazon towers on Seventh Avenue in Seattle, has been extended until January 2022. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times, 2020)
Amazon has announced that workers’ return date to offices, such as the Amazon towers on Seventh Avenue in Seattle, has been extended until January 2022. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times, 2020)
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Amazon has pushed back its return-to-office date for tech and corporate workers until January 2022, says internal correspondence seen by The Seattle Times. The move comes on the heels of a similar announcement from tech rival Microsoft. Updated

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