2025-06-18: Employees are forced to move close to large offices or will be fired without compensation

Bloomberg reports Amazon is ordering employees to move closer to larger office buildings (“Hubs”). These larger buildings are located in cities such as Seattle, Arlington (Virginia) or Washington DC. For some employees this will mean to move across the whole country. Officially this is for enhanced efficiencies and employee happiness, additionally CEO expects efficiency gains by AI advancements. On the other hand Amazon has eliminated 27,000 positions since 2022. "Telling workers to relocate will likely prompt some to quit, which can be a less expensive way to reduce headcount than executing layoffs and paying severance packages." writes Bloomberg.