Amazon’s Five-Day Office Mandate Leaves Workers With Wiggle Room

Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy is orderinghis employees to return to the office five days a week beginning in January. But the policy isn’t airtight.

The company, which previously required employees to badge in three days a week, will make exceptions for managers already approved for fully remote positions, Jassy said in a Monday noteto employees. Flexibility for health concerns and other special situations would also continue.

“Before the pandemic, it was not a given that folks could work remotely two days a week, and that will also be true moving forward — our expectation is that people will be in the ...