E-commerce giant Amazon has been accused of allegedly using ‘silent sacking’ to reduce staff without having to fire workers and avoid bad publicity. The practice involves the management creating a work environment with deteriorating conditions – overwork,

Former Amazon Web Services (AWS) software developer John McBride alleges that the company is trying to cut jobs by enforcing a new return-to-office policy. After a year of employment ending in June 2023,

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told staff in a memo that barring "extenuating circumstances," employees would be expected to be in the office starting Jan. 2. The move puts Amazon in the same category as companies like Tesla,

Mr McBride, who worked at Amazon for a year until June 2023, shared his thoughts on CEO Andy Jassy's announcement.

John McBride, a former Amazon engineer, suggests the company's return-to-office strategy is economically motivated.