Amazon considers relocating some employees out of Seattle

Amazon, which reported a total global workforce of almost 877,000 as of June 30, has been expanding beyond Seattle for years. — Reuters

Amazon.com Inc is offering Seattle-based employees a choice of smaller offices outside the city, suggesting the Covid-19 outbreak and a new local employers tax have pushed the e-commerce giant to consider alternatives to its hometown.

In a message to employees Aug 13, Amazon asked which communities near Seattle – including Tacoma and Redmond, Washington – they’d prefer. The title on the message, which was shared on Reddit and later deleted, was "office workplace options”. Amazon declined to comment on the matter.