Amazon CEO Andy Jassy ends WFH for employees from January 2, X erupts in memes

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's announcement requiring employees to work from the office five days a week has divided social media. While entrepreneurs welcomed the move hoping for other companies to follow suit, employees cited several drawbacks including dealing with traffic, hefty rents, and a poor work-life balance arising from this decision.

Hours after the memo was sent, social media, especially X, erupted in memes showing exactly how unwelcome the move was among working professionals. Here are some of the popular ones:

In his memo, the Amazon CEO said that working from the office would help employees "invent, collaborate, and be connected enough to each other". For the last 15 months, the tech giant required employees to work from office at least three days a week and Jassy said the move resulted in more effective and seamless collaboration among employees.

"We’ve observed that it’s easier for our teammates to learn, model, practice, and strengthen our culture; collaborating, brainstorming, and inventing are simpler and more effective; teaching and learning from one another are more seamless; and, teams tend to be better connected to one another," he wrote. "If anything, the last 15 months we’ve been back in the office at least three days a week has strengthened our conviction about the benefits."