Amazon has demanded that all of its employees return to the office full-time, five days a week. Now, as those workers head back to the office, officials in the company’s home base of Seattle are warning that the policy may clog up local traffic routes.

All eyes are on the tech giant as its return-to-office mandate goes into effect, but some surveys show the policy could turn employees away.

There are pros and cons to Amazon’s return-to-work rule that takes affect this week, both for those working at the Seattle-based company and for for others in regions where offices are

Beginning Thursday, Amazon employees will be required to work in the office five days a week. CEO Andy Jassy sent out a message to employees about the change Sept. 16. Like many other companies, Amazon’s corporate employees worked remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nasima Akhter, owner of Spice on Curve, works in the food truck parked near Amazon in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood on Thursday. (GeekWire Photo

Amazon's requirement that employees return to the office five days a week will significantly change Seattle’s commuter landscape. The only question is when its full strength will kick in.

The policy change went into effect Thursday and impacts roughly 55,000 Seattle employees. A metallic object weighing approximately 1,100 lbs and measuring about 8 feet in diameter crashed into Mukuku village,