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."

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

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days are mega-event sales during which Amazon slashes prices on tens of thousands of popular items. The sale lasts for just two days. Inventory on many products that go on sale is limited, so if you want to get the best deals, shop early to snag the items you want at a deep discount.

Prime Big Deal Days will be here in a few weeks. In the meantime, here are the best early Prime Day deals you can start shopping immediately.

Amazon is raising the pay of its hourly warehouse workers and tacking on Prime memberships to their benefit package.

Amazon.com Inc. is raising pay for fulfillment and transportation workers by $1.50 an hour starting this month, raising the base wage to more than $22 an hour, or $3,000 a year on average for full-time employees who work a 40-hour week.