Survey by Blind finds 91% of Amazon employees not happy about return-to-office policy An overwhelming majority of Amazon employees are not happy about the company’s mandate to return to the office five days… Read More
Thoughts on Amazon’s full return to the office from a CEO who knows the value — and the trade-offs As a former big-tech exec who’s now running a startup, Vijaye Raji understands Andy Jassy’s desire to have employees in… Read More
A ‘home run’ or a ‘cowardly’ decision? Amazon’s new in-person work policy elicits cheers and jeers Some Amazon employees may not be happy, but January can’t come soon enough for many of the Seattle organizations and… Read More
Companies are ‘still feeling their way’ on return to office as GeekWire celebrates opening of new HQ GeekWire on Wednesday celebrated its new headquarters at the center of the universe — otherwise known as Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood.… Read More
Seattle council president on getting workers back to the office: ‘We have to build those numbers up’ When it comes to getting workers back in the office, Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson wants to lead by… Read More
5 days in the office? Some tech startups are bringing workers together all week, every week BELLEVUE, Wash. — At precisely 2 p.m. Pacific time on a recent Monday afternoon, employees of the technology startup Statsig… Read More
Even as WeWork goes bankrupt, co-working is poised to survive and thrive in other spaces Donna Moodie has a home office. But the chief impact officer at the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle prefers to… Read More
Amazon uses badge-swipe data to tell employees they aren’t complying with return-to-office policy Messages sent by Amazon to some employees this week, asserting that they aren’t complying with a corporate mandate to return… Read More
Report: Vehicle trips to downtown Seattle aren’t increasing, despite some return-to-office mandates Despite return-to-office mandates from some Seattle companies such as Amazon and Redfin, vehicle traffic to downtown has not increased through… Read More
Seattle-area office market ‘clearly struggling’ and ‘highly volatile’ Tech layoffs and hiring freezes continue to impact the commercial real estate market in and around Seattle, according to a… Read More
Collaboration — and couches: Remitly rethinks its downtown Seattle office for a new era of work On the 24th floor of a downtown Seattle skyscraper, Remitly is feeling out the so-called future of work. And they’re… Read More
Amazon changes back-to-office policy, tells corporate workers to come in 3 days a week Amazon wants its corporate and tech employees back in the office at least three days per week, CEO Andy Jassy… Read More
Zillow CEO says company is attracting talent at a ‘much greater rate’ thanks to flexible work model Zillow Group is receiving four times as many applicants per job posting compared to 2019, thanks in part to its… Read More
Meta and Microsoft are ditching office space in the Seattle area Meta and Microsoft are both giving up office space in the Seattle region amid the shift to hybrid work and… Read More
Starbucks wants corporate workers back in office 3 days a week to ‘rebuild and revive the energy’ Starbucks is directing corporate employees to return to the office a minimum of three days a week, saying that it’s… Read More
Microsoft delays timeframe for 9 office buildings in massive HQ redevelopment Microsoft is pushing back the timeframe for nine of the 17 buildings in the redevelopment of its original Redmond headquarters… Read More
Play Episode Podcast GeekWire Podcast: The new world of hybrid work, and the next generation of smartphone users Play Hybrid work is here to stay, but some big changes are needed to make it work. That was the message… Read More
Spot, a Seattle metaverse startup for hybrid workforces, raises $5.5M New funding: Spot, a Seattle-based startup building a Sims-esque metaverse platform for businesses, has raised a $5.5 million seed round.… Read More
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on the future of work: Still experimenting, not yet mandating return to office Amazon is continuing to leave return-to-work decisions in the hands of group and team leaders and not, at this point,… Read More
Amazon will pause Bellevue towers to study impact of hybrid work on its offices, still plans 25k jobs Citing ongoing uncertainty about the impact of hybrid work on its office designs, Amazon says it will pause construction on… Read More
Amazon hosting 15,000 interns this year, its largest class ever, using a mostly hybrid model Amazon will host more than 15,000 interns from across the world this year, setting the stage for its largest class… Read More
Why Bungie is becoming a ‘digital-first workplace’ — and still plans to keep its growing office footprint Bungie’s decision last month to become a digital-first workplace came as a mild surprise, given that the video game developer… Read More
Microsoft cites risk of digital overload as flexible work creates potential “24/7 workday” The average workday span has increased 13%, or 46 minutes, in the past two years, as people continue to log… Read More
Remote possibilities: This startup is building an Airbnb-style platform for home office rentals Nobody ever said working from home had to be from your home. As more companies begin to make the move… Read More
Apple announces return-to-office plan for corporate workers, with hybrid model starting April 11 Apple is joining the growing list of tech companies calling workers back to the office, setting April 11 as a… Read More
Google set to bring employees back to Seattle-area offices at least three days a week in hybrid model Google is getting ready to transition from a voluntary work-from-home period to a hybrid work model that will see most… Read More
In Seattle and across U.S., tech is gobbling up office space, even as remote and hybrid work takes hold Even as companies and employees continue to grapple with what the future of work will look like, and where that… Read More
