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> The S-team had those numbers. Then they sent out an email saying "we know you all can't wait to be back in the office!". They simply don't care what you think
by simplotek 4y ago
> The S-team had those numbers. Then they sent out an email saying "we know you all can't wait to be back in the office!". They simply don't care what you think or want.
What baffles me is that forcing all full remote workers to return to the office with such short notice and in this time of the year is something that's impossible to do without huge monetary and human costs for the worker. After all, does Amazon expect their workers who have spouses and children to force them to abandon their job/school and move back to comutting distance to the office without any support?
- WJW 4y agoYes, or rather it doesn't really care. If you move together with your spouse and children with you or if you move to a new place on your own while seeing them only on weekends, it doesn't really matter to them as long as you are in the office during weekdays.
- spandrew 4y agoThis is how it was before you WFH, so the argument was that cost is assumed anyway. This little WFH break was just some bonus money you free'd up. I don't agree with WFO mandates — they're dumb. WFH or bust.
- simplotek 4y agoMonetary cost is one thing, but no parent can simply pull their kids out of school right now and expect them to have a decent transition to another school. Rental contracts aren't typically reviewed each month, and in some places with high demand it's not possible to just find an apartment in a couple of weeks. As Amazon frames their return to office, it's impossible to be met by some people.
- JohnFen 4y agoI suspect that's by design. My gut tells me that Amazon wants a bunch of people to quit, to try to avoid another embarrassing round of layoffs and so that they don't have to pay severance.
- markemer 4y agoYep - this is constructive dismissal for sure, but in the US there isn't any general law against it.