Company announcements that changed the terms of remote work, including attendance requirements, relocation deadlines, and exceptions.
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How to read this
This is a record of announced policy changes, not a claim that every employee now follows one rule. We link the employer's announcement, label its date and retain stated exceptions. A check date means we reviewed the source; it does not prove that an older announcement is the latest policy for every team. Ask about the current requirement for any role you consider.
1 company
A move from hybrid attendance to a full working week in the office, with exceptions explicitly retained.
Andy Jassy's September 2024 update moved Amazon's office expectation from at least three days a week to five, effective 2 January 2025. It retained approved remote-work exceptions and allowances for extenuating circumstances.
2 companies
These announcements restrict fully remote work for affected employees. They do not establish a five-day office rule across either entire company.
Microsoft's September 2025 update introduced a three-day office expectation, starting with Puget Sound employees living within 50 miles of an office. The announcement described later phases elsewhere rather than one immediate global start date.
Roblox's October 2023 announcement asked affected remote employees to join a three-day schedule at its San Mateo offices or leave with severance. Employees choosing relocation were asked to start working there by 15 July 2024.
Fine print
That would overstate the evidence. These announcements introduce or increase office requirements for specified employees, with exceptions. A hybrid mandate is a loss of fully remote flexibility for affected people, but it is not a universal five-day return.
They document a change that actually happened or was scheduled, rather than repeating an undated reputation. We show the announcement and effective dates separately. For a new application, check the current role and ask whether its terms can change.
Ask which location the role is assigned to, how often attendance is required, whether relocation could be requested and where the agreed arrangement is recorded. A remote vacancy should not be inferred from a company's historic reputation alone.
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