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Amazon Relocation Policy: In a shocking move Amazon has demanded around 350000 of its employees to either relocate to one of the companys hub cities in the United States or resign without any severance pay. According to media reports Amazon has served an ultimatum to its corporate workers asking them to move to the companys major operational hubs in Seattle Arlington (Virginia) or Washington D.C. Why Amazon implemented a sweeping relocation policy? The move is aimed at intensifying Amazons push for in-person work and the e-commerce giant has justified its decision calling it a strategic step to boost collaboration innovation and productivity which according to the company suffered in the remote work era during the Covid-19 pandemic and in its immediate aftermath. Notably the ultimatum is seemingly part of Amazons return-to-office (RTO) mandate which is line with similar policies introduced by the companys peers in the tech sector including Google and Meta both of which recently announced stricter in-office attendance requirements for employees. However the scale of Amazons RTO policy is way more extensive than other companies as it impacts nearly one-third of its global corporate workforce. How Amazons relocation mandate could impact workers? Meanwhile Amazons sweeping mandate has raised alarm bells in the tech industry as critics of the policy argue that the companys move could lead to mass resignations impact workers morale and disproportionately impact employees who cannot relocate due to personal or financial constraints. Amazon has also invited heavy online backlash for not offering severance pay to employees to are unable or unwilling to relocate due to various reasons.