The tech behemoth's decision flies against standard industry procedure, leading many employees and strategy experts to express discontent.

Laszlo Bock said Andy Jassy's drive to get Amazon workers in the office every day was a triumph of "traditional management over innovative management."

Laszlo Bock, consultant and former Google senior executive, likened Andy Jassy’s demand that Amazon employees spend five days a week in the office to ordering the usual at a restaurant. Say the hamburger is your pick of choice at the regular joint and you all of a sudden go for the grilled chicken,

The company will spend over $2.2 billion on the hikes that will take the base salaries of hourly workers to more than $22 an hour, and more than $29 an hour including benefits. Amazon's decision comes as one of the biggest employers in the U.

The wage hike and work perks come as Amazon prepares for the busy holiday season and an upcoming Prime Day-like sale on Oct. 8-9. The fall sale is the third savings bonanza of its