The future of Amazon is looking a lot more like five years ago. Amazon employees who have enjoyed working remotely or on a hybrid arrangement for much of the past five years did not receive good news yesterday.

Andy Jassy's bland letter, steeped in corporate-speak but making it clear people will be going back to the office five days a week, is a great example of how not to motivate your staff to push your business forward.

More than 95 percent tech companies in the U.S. still allow some extent of remote work. Amazon’s abrupt shift could change that.