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Amazon CEO tells staff to work in office three days a week or look for another job (www.theguardian.com)

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Amazon CEO tells staff to work in office three days a week or look for another job::Almost 30,000 workers signed petition against return-to-office mandate in May

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[–] [email protected] 102 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Someone make this make sense.

I'm a software developer. I need three things in order to do every aspect of my job on a day-to-day basis:

A computer
An internet connection
Coffee

Most of my coworkers are in other states and even other countries. The closest physical office is an hour away, and has 0% of the people I work with most of the time. If I go to the office, it's for one of only two possible reasons: To attend a team event where others have flown in, or to see a couple very specific coworkers who it's helpful to see in person, but I only have a reason to interact with them once every few months.

At home I have a comfortable desk to work at, a door I can close, my "coding music" playlist, and no one breathing down my neck or asking me for anything. I'm productive, I'm happy, and when my work day is done, I can just step out of my little office area and... I'm home. And on days when I have no meetings, I can take my laptop to a coffee shop and work in an ambiance I find relaxing and fun.

Presumably, Amazon's developers feel the same. And especially after almost three years away from the office and 100% remote hiring, many of their teams consist of people who don't live anywhere near an Amazon office.

So... Why in the everloving fuck would Amazon want to do this?!?

[–] epyon22 44 points 1 year ago

Easy way to thin your workforce while and an easy scapegoat for future issues.

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