[Antrikshy]

They'd either have been hired as a remote employee, or with an expectation to come to the office at some point. If that wasn't communicated, something went wrong at the time of hiring.

Pretty sure Amazon has always had virtual employees, and you should be able to request to switch, possibly with impact on your pay.

[__derek__]

That's right. When I worked there, I had a colleague planning to move away from Seattle. Our director wouldn't allow remote work, so this person switched teams into an official Virtual location under a director that would.