Amazon workers fume at tech giant for scrapping remote work
6 months, 1 week ago

Amazon workers fume at tech giant for scrapping remote work

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The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has sparked a fierce backlash among employees after announcing they’ll now be required to spend five days a week in the office. In reference to the multinational technology giant’s famous leadership principles, one person rhetorically asked: “What ever happened to ‘Striving to be Earth’s Best Employer.’” Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced that workers would have to be in the office full time, instead of three days a week "Please do note that this is significantly more strict and out of its mind than many teams operated under pre-covid,” wrote another on Slack. Amazon’s CEO is facing backlash both from workers and social media The new rule, set to take effect on January 2, 2025, comes seven months after Jassy announced that it would be mandatory for corporate workers to work on-site at least three days a week. He said in Monday’s memo that the “last 15 months we’ve been back in the office at least three days a week has strengthened our conviction about the benefits.” Jassy did note that if employees are reasonably unable to make their way into work, such as having children who are unwell, then working from home remains as a backup option.

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