Archive · 14 Jan 2026
Amazon's New Office-Tracking Tool Monitors Employee Attendance
Amazon has created a new tool that tracks how often employees come to the office and how long they stay.
This tool uses the data from when employees swipe their badges to enter the office.
It shows managers how often each person comes to the office and how many hours they spend there.
The tool also groups employees into categories based on their attendance, like 'Low-Time Badgers' for those who spend less than four hours a day in the office.
Amazon says this tool is to help managers support employees in meeting the company's office attendance rules.
Some employees feel this makes them feel like they are being watched too closely.
Other big companies are also starting to track how often their employees come to the office.
Amazon has introduced a new tool that tracks employee office attendance using badge swipe data.
The tool provides managers with near-real-time data on how often and how long employees are in the office.
Employees are categorized based on their attendance, with labels like 'Low-Time Badgers' for those spending less than four hours a day in the office.
Amazon's policy requires most corporate employees to be in the office five days a week.
Some employees have criticized the tool, feeling it makes them feel like they are being monitored too closely.
- Who
- Amazon corporate employees (excluding warehouse workers and contractors)
- What
- Amazon has introduced a new tool to track employee office attendance
- When
- The tool began rolling out in December 2023
- Where
- Amazon offices worldwide
- Why
- To enforce a strict return-to-office (RTO) policy and promote in-person collaboration
- Tool Purpose
- Tracks employee office attendance and duration
- Data Source
- Employee badge swipes
- Update Frequency
- Daily, analyzed over 8 weeks
- Employee Categories
- Low-Time Badgers, Zero Badgers, and those badging into wrong offices
- Company Policy
- 5 days a week in-office requirement for corporate employees
- Employee Feedback
- Some feel monitored like high school students
- Other Companies
- Samsung, Dell, JPMorgan, Bank of America, and PwC also tracking attendance