"During the meeting, which is known in internal Amazon lingo as a “fishbowl” meeting, Jassy declined to share data that motivated his decision to require employees to return to the office. The CEO told his charges it was a “judgment” call."
Remember the craziness that ensued a few years ago when they announced that they are going to choose a city to build their second HQ based on tax and other incentives they would receive from the local governments? They would not be able to generate such a frenzy if their workforce was allowed to work remotely.
They are basically stuck with the office culture at this point.
And if they truly were striving to be the world’s best employer they might actually pay for your parking or give a RTO bonus.