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Truncated headline leaves out "distraught" which really changes the tone of the article. They are distraught about having to go to work? Every company is doing

Truncated headline leaves out "distraught" which really changes the tone of the article. They are distraught about having to go to work? Every company is doing this now, and the rest are following suit. I fully support WFH but have no illusions that it was going to last forever. The sense of entitlement among Amazon employees is unbelievable, they don't seem to understand how at-will employment works. I attribute this to them likely being in their 20s and never having worked a real job before - and more importantly, never having been fired before. It takes that first firing to truly understand how insignificant on a human level you are to these large companies. You are literally numbers in a spreadsheet. If they don't like it they can form a union and put it in a contract - but that is fundamentally incompatible with how that roller coaster of a company operates. Good luck with your soft layoffs.

potamic 2y ago
I think you're making some assumptions about the people who may have signed this. I don't know if you've read the letter or Amazon's leadership principles that they tout loudly, but the letter was very much in line with that. I would also not read too much into headlines. When you read op-ed, you must understand that you're reading the author's perspective on things and that might not necessarily align with the subjects' view.
horns4lyfe 2y ago
Are you suggesting employees shouldn’t ask for the conditions they want from their employers? Just accept whatever drudgery is thrust upon them because they’re “insignificant”?
- wannacboatmovie 2y ago
  Conditions? You make it sound like going into the office is heading into the coal pits without PPE in the 1930s. As I said, if they don't like it they can unionize and demand guaranteed WFH. Until that happens, this is shouting into the void.
marxisttemp 2y ago
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reaperducer 2y ago
Every company is doing this now, and the rest are following suit. No, they're not. I recently read that 22% of the adults in my city are full time WFH. There aren't enough empty skyscrapers to absorb all those people if "every" company brought everyone back. The company I work for remains committed to WFH. It's already sold the headquarters campus, and at least three campuses in other states are currently for sale. Anyone who doesn't directly interact with clients is hired as WFH. There's no going back.

potamic 2y ago

I think you're making some assumptions about the people who may have signed this. I don't know if you've read the letter or Amazon's leadership principles that they tout loudly, but the letter was very much in line with that. I would also not read too much into headlines. When you read op-ed, you must understand that you're reading the author's perspective on things and that might not necessarily align with the subjects' view.

horns4lyfe 2y ago

Are you suggesting employees shouldn’t ask for the conditions they want from their employers? Just accept whatever drudgery is thrust upon them because they’re “insignificant”?

wannacboatmovie 2y ago
Conditions? You make it sound like going into the office is heading into the coal pits without PPE in the 1930s. As I said, if they don't like it they can unionize and demand guaranteed WFH. Until that happens, this is shouting into the void.

marxisttemp 2y ago

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reaperducer 2y ago

Every company is doing this now, and the rest are following suit. No, they're not. I recently read that 22% of the adults in my city are full time WFH. There aren't enough empty skyscrapers to absorb all those people if "every" company brought everyone back. The company I work for remains committed to WFH. It's already sold the headquarters campus, and at least three campuses in other states are currently for sale. Anyone who doesn't directly interact with clients is hired as WFH. There's no going back.