Amazon office employees can work remotely 2 days per week – and spend 4 weeks each year working from anywhere in their home country

• Amazon corporate and tech workers worldwide won't have to return to the office full-time.
• Employees will be able to work remotely 2 days per week, the company said in a memo.
• They can also spend 4 weeks each year working from another location anywhere in their home country.
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Amazon is softening its earlier stance on having an "office-centric culture" by the fall.

Corporate and tech employees worldwide will be allowed to work remotely for two days per week, the company said in a memo sent on Thursday, viewed by Insider.

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The office workers will also be allowed to clock-in from another location within their home countries for up to four weeks each year.

"Our thinking is predicated on what we believe will be most beneficial for customers, while also trying to give employees more flexibility in their work environment and lives," the company wrote to employees.