The move is expected to make rush hour traffic around the Seattle area even worse. SEATTLE — Amazon employees will return to the office full time beginning on Thursday. The e-commerce giant previously allowed employees to work from home three days a week but announced the full-time return to office buildings last September.

The return to office policy that starts Thursday for Amazon employees impacts far more people than just those workers being told they must be in the office.

All of Amazon's office staff must return to the office five days a week. During the pandemic, Amazon let managers choose how many days corporate employees would work in the office.