Amazon CEO Andy Jassey announced Monday that starting early next year, employees will generally be expected to be back in the office five days a week.

It definitely worries me that it might set a precedent for other large tech companies,” says Fred, an Apple employee.

The decision represents a significant change from Amazon’s previous return-to-work policy, which mandated that corporate employees be in the office at least three days per week.

Amazon’s new policy defies data that shows RTO mandates throttle recruitment and aren’t linked with increased productivity.

Amazon currently faces disgruntled workers in every direction. Office workers are raging against CEO Andy Jassy's return to office mandate, Fortune reported—which came just as a leaked document reportedly showed that Amazon is also planning to gut management,

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy recently told employees in a memo that the company is probably getting ready for another round of layoffs. Jassy stated in the internal communication that significant changes are about to be implemented by the corporation to simplify its staff.

Amazon is demanding that its corporate employees return to the office five days a week, a significant change from its current pandemic-era hybrid policy that requires them to be in the office just three days a week.