Articles about remote work

Amazon parents who got used to remote flexibility are frustrated by new 5-day in-office policy

Amazon’s mandate to bring corporate and tech employees back to the office five days per week is being met with… Read More

Remote, hybrid, or fully in-office? Tech companies find their footing with different approaches

More than four years after the pandemic sent corporate employees home, the debate over remote work hasn’t lost steam as… Read More

More pay for in-office work? Salary report reveals new reality for hiring managers

Going back to the office could have a meaningful perk — more pay. For jobs that can be done remotely,… Read More

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

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

Amazon ‘will return to being in the office the way we were’ before the pandemic, CEO tells employees

Amazon expects employees to start working from the office in the same way as they did prior to the global… Read More

A year into Downtown Activation Plan, reviving Seattle relies on more than return of office workers

City of Seattle officials said downtown is in better shape than it was a year ago but there is much… Read More

City of Seattle increasing in-office work to three days for more than 13,000 employees

The City of Seattle announced Monday that it will increase the required number of days for in-office work for executive… Read More

Businesses around Amazon HQ are bustling, a year after tech giant’s return-to-office mandate

During the sunny, summer lunchtime rush around Amazon’s Seattle headquarters campus one day last week, it almost looked and felt… 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

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Who will be the Next Tech Titan? A preview of the upcoming GeekWire Awards

This week on the show, we offer a sneak preview of the GeekWire Awards, at the Showbox SoDo in Seattle… Read More

Portland startup goes national with service that finds residential properties for team meetings

Radious, the Portland startup that runs a marketplace where residential properties can be used as collaborative workspaces, expanded its reach… 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

She helped lead the fight against Amazon’s return to office — and then had to leave a job she loved

Pamela Hayter just wanted someone at Amazon to answer “the why.” After more than eight years at the tech giant,… 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

Workers sue Expedia, Getty, and others to recoup remote work costs under Seattle’s wage theft law

Getty Images, Expedia, and several other employers with operations in Seattle are being sued by workers who allege that the… 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

Amazon employee groups expect nearly 2,000 workers to participate in walkout

The walkout is on. Amazon employee groups say they expect more than 1,900 workers around the world to participate in… Read More

DocuSign — which is forcing employees back to the office — touts report about remote work benefits

DocuSign released a report Wednesday highlighting the benefits of remote work — which caught our attention given that the company is… Read More

Amazon workers, and a familiar energy, return to Seattle HQ as new in-person office policy kicks in

Is this what 2019 felt like? It’s hard to remember after three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work, an… Read More

Analysis: Amazon’s ‘Great Return’ to the office is just one aspect of a downtown Seattle comeback

One major harbinger of a post-pandemic swing to normal in downtown Seattle is Amazon’s much-heralded return to the office this… Read More

Internal FAQ: What Amazon is telling employees before they return to the office next week

Remember the days of working from anywhere? They’re officially over at Amazon. The tech giant wants its corporate and tech… Read More

‘Some people will quit over this decision’: Read Redfin CEO’s memo on back-to-office mandate

Glenn Kelman has changed his mind about remote work. The Redfin CEO sent a memo to employees outlining a new… Read More

Amazon is working on generative AI, too, CEO Andy Jassy assures shareholders in annual letter

What about Amazon? That question comes up frequently these days in tech industry conversations about generative artificial intelligence, especially as… Read More

Census data shows Seattle-area population rose again last year after pandemic dip

After an outflow of residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, new population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau show… 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

Seattle commute survey reveals big shift in when and how workers are traveling into city

Remote and hybrid work has altered our understanding of where and how we do our jobs — as well as… 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