There was a prior thread about Amazon's RTO communication last week. What folks don't realize - this is really just a RIF without the severance costs (or the adverse impact analysis).
I went to Amazon earlier this year - doing Labor work. I've been on the road 28 of the last 32 weeks. Today I was told I need to report to the nearest building 5 days a week (an hour away) when not on company travel. Why? collaboration is the excuse. I'm in a field labor role.
I was one of the biggest proponents of RTO - and kept my prior employer from allowing people to move away from the HQ's metro area b/c I knew the pendulum would swing back. It made sense - you need people to be able to meet in order to actually solve problems.
Amazon is different. They don't have an HQ - really. They have HQ buildings all over the place - and lines of business leaders don't sit together. In my case, I'd be assigned a table somewhere in a loud sort center, doing confidential work. Makes zero sense.
So - understand what they are doing - they don't care about collaboration - they're forcing people out without paying them to leave. I'll be one of them.
I went to Amazon earlier this year - doing Labor work. I've been on the road 28 of the last 32 weeks. Today I was told I need to report to the nearest building 5 days a week (an hour away) when not on company travel. Why? collaboration is the excuse. I'm in a field labor role.
I was one of the biggest proponents of RTO - and kept my prior employer from allowing people to move away from the HQ's metro area b/c I knew the pendulum would swing back. It made sense - you need people to be able to meet in order to actually solve problems.
Amazon is different. They don't have an HQ - really. They have HQ buildings all over the place - and lines of business leaders don't sit together. In my case, I'd be assigned a table somewhere in a loud sort center, doing confidential work. Makes zero sense.
So - understand what they are doing - they don't care about collaboration - they're forcing people out without paying them to leave. I'll be one of them.
LGB