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.”

Andy Jassy's bland letter, steeped in corporate-speak but making it clear people will be going back to the office five days a week, is a great example of how not to motivate your staff to push your business forward.

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