Amazon CEO reportedly told remote employees: “It’s probably not going to work out”
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Andy Jassy reportedly isn’t letting up on return to the office requirements.

Amazon CEO reportedly told remote employees: ‘It’s probably not going to work out’::Amazon CEO Andy Jassy responded to employees’ reluctance to return to the office by telling them that “it’s probably not going to work out,” according to Insider.

  • foggy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    1 year ago

    Big companies pulling employees back to the office isn’t pulling them back to the office. It’s laying off higher wages and making room for lower wages.

    All it does for the industry is lower the barrier for entry. Id take a pay cut to keep working remotely, no problem. 100k jobs at 80k remote means smaller employers can compete.

    • SmashingSquid@notyour.rodeoEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      Being forced back to the office is a paycut itself. It adds commute costs (fuel, wear and tear if you drive) and wastes more of your time you could spend doing other things. It also increases pollution and traffic for no good reason.

      • Skies5394@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I had a headhunter come to me with what they thought was an aggressive offer to pry me away from my current company, but they believed in full office time all the time.

        I calculated the commute time + gas + wear and tear into my calculation and it came in under my existing pay.

        Went back to him and said unless you’re willing to do much better or move on the remote situation I’d be losing money by taking your offer.

        I’ve heard from him a few times since asking if we can discuss it and I always ask, what’s the remote situation? “Oh maybe we can do a couple days a month.” Yea. No. Thanks for the offer, not interested. I recommend your company takes a second look at their office attendance requirements to stay competitive.

        I know I’m not the only one as well. And I’m really hoping people start taking the opportunity to stand up to these useless requirements.

    • user_AW11@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      1 year ago

      US companies have much more “freedoms” to rob their “workers” from benefits. By law we have the following benefits

      • Yearly 20 days payed holidays
      • Payed maternity leave (both parents)
      • Must be payed while sick (call immediately)
      • Can’t be fired during sickness
      • Can’t be fired after sickness

      I could tell a similar story about our healthcare (much cheaper and better)

        • user_AW11@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          FMLA => unpayed

          Our leaves => payed

          And our healthcare, things you pay a lot for in the US, are actually free here.