A friend of mine lives about 25 minutes from a very large Amazon office via public transport, but he is being told to relocate to the other side of the country.

A friend of mine lives about 25 minutes from a very large Amazon office via public transport, but he is being told to relocate to the other side of the country. Other members of his team are being assigned to different offices, so this will end up being an in-person remote job (if he sticks around - not likely).