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Amazon delayed its five-day return-to-office plan in some locations due to a lack of space, as Business Insider recently reported.
An internal Amazon list viewed by Business Insider shows where employees are being asked to continue following the company's previous policy, requiring only three days a week in the office.
The locations include major tech hubs such as Santa Clara, Austin, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Bangalore.
Amazon's original guidance required employees to work from the office five days a week, beginning January 2. An Amazon spokesperson told BI on Tuesday that buildings were ready for a majority of employees on that day.
The company's real estate team late last year started notifying employees that they could continue following their current in-office guidance until workspaces were ready, with delays stretching to as late as May, according to internal Amazon notifications viewed by BI.
The company has said the return to office will improve collaboration and bring other benefits. CEO Andy Jassy, in a memo announcing the mandate, said Amazon made the decision to "further strengthen" its culture and teams.
Here are more of the Amazon locations where employees are being told to continue working three days a week in the office:
Raleigh, Annapolis Junction, Baltimore, Columbia, Austin, Cupertino, Irvine, Nashville, Boulder, Charlotte, Houston, Jersey City, Newark, Atlanta, Dallas, East Palo Alto, Mexico City, Santa Clara, Sao Paulo, Tampa, Miami, Brooklyn, Columbus, New York, Sacramento, Hamburg, Munich, Tel Aviv, Amman, Milan, Cairo, Madrid, Barcelona, Berlin, Dubai, Istanbul, Beijing, Hyderabad, Shenzhen, Bangalore, Mumbai, and Shanghai.
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