I moved states 5 days before we got the return-to-office order at Amazon, so I quit. I had no idea we'd be forced back into the office.

Mon, 09/25/2023 - 05:21

Sophia Carter was working as a talent-management specialist at Amazon in Chicago.
She relocated to Raleigh, NC, five days before Amazon announced its return-to-office order.
Carter couldn't afford to move again, so she quit her job at Amazon.

This as-told-to is based on a transcribed conversation with Sophia Carter, an ex-Amazon employee. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

As a person with a disability, I started working remotely before the pandemic, after years of stressful in-office experiences.

Sophia Carter, ex-Amazon employee — Sophie Carter has a stress tolerance disability that prevents her from working in-office
Sophia Carter