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Amazon tells managers they can now fire employees who won't come into the office 3 times a week (www.businessinsider.com)
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Amazon tells managers they can now fire employees who won't come into the office 3 times a week::Amazon shared new guidelines that give managers a template for terminating employees over RTO.

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[โ€“] echo64 77 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you considered that lowering headcount via rto firings increases profits, which leads to short-term growth in the stock market, so bonuses? Sure, some people will lose their homes, but someone else got a new boat. When God closes a door, he opens a window ๐Ÿ™

[โ€“] Blooper 2 points 1 year ago

An anecdote:

My high-paying tech job wants us back 2 days a week. I intentionally bought a house near a train that will get me to the downtown office in about 15 minutes while many of my coworkers live in the distant suburbs where commuting will require a lot more time and effort.

Despite this, I STILL don't go into the office. The biggest reasons:

  1. Nobody is there - it's a ghost town.
  2. I'm far less productive while I'm there because I have to leave early to pick up my kids from school.
  3. My boss doesn't go in at all - ever - due to extremely valid health reasons (his wife is undergoing cancer treatment).
  4. His boss moved out of state. Like way, way out of state. He's got a nice office with a beautiful view. He doesn't and can't use it.
  5. My boss's boss's boss - (the CTO) moved to Florida and, rumor has it, lives full-time on his yacht.

I mean... at some point we just have to acknowledge that our giant, empty office space would be much better suited as housing.