Amazon tech workers leaving for other jobs in response to return to office mandate

Now they can replace them without paying unemployment and pay the new workers a lower wage. This is what they wanted to happen. Mega corporations are a problem we need to solve as a society.

5 day RTO is a stealth layoff. This is a feature, not a bug.

Amazing.

They order people to work in different offices than before, far away from before, or in offices that did not even exist before. They order people to work in offices who have only worked at home before.

And they call it "return", and everybody seems to accept the audacity.

Nobody laughs out loud into their faces and calls them the dirty liars that they are.

Just as planned - Amazon Execs who aren't planning to rehire them anyway.

They do this shit to cull you.

That was probably the intent. It works as a soft layoff. Do something wildly unpopular, knowing that a bunch of employees will quit. The ones left will pick up the slack, because obviously if they had anywhere else to go they would’ve left with the first group.

I really do wonder if Amazon will run out of people willing to work for them someday. Their approach assumes there is an infinite supply of workers to burn through. Given everything I’ve witnessed from the company, I’d never work there. Do they at some point poison the labor pool against them?

If it's anything like my work and their RTO a few things.

1. hR is well aware of attrition rates and I bet they're through the roof
2. Any new hires are probably not the best or brightest they could expect to hire

So expect quality at Amazon to decline. It may not be outwardly visible but mark my words for those that are still there it will devolve into a chaotic shit show of overworked employees that are left backfilling work for those who left and the incompetence that came in.

I know some tech workers who really want to return to office full time along with everyone else. They miss the old way. It’s not everyone, and it’s definitely not me, but it’s a legitimate position. I guess now they know where they can go.

RTO = free layoffs

That might've been the plan all along.

Wow, it seems like the return-to-office mandate is causing quite the shake-up! Totally get why folks are jumping ship - flexibility has become such a big deal, especially after getting used to working from home. I read that 65% of workers now say they'd consider quitting if they couldn't work remotely! It's all about finding that work-life balance in a job that respects our needs. Hang in there, tech friends—plenty of companies out there understand the power of flexibility and trust!

That's a sell cue, for any shareholders reading along.

To literally no one’s surprise, least of all the leadership at Amazon. No unemployment when you quit.

Common theory l, that I have heard is that if business owns their office space then it's value is inherently tied to profit margins. If office goes unused, value will drop, which affect bottom line, which affects boards willingness to pay out large CEO bonuses. So getting employees back into the office becomes vital for the leadership.

I am glad this is happening. Fuck these people. Fuck em' hard.

I hope a significant number of them get new jobs and quiet quit to get that double paycheck for as long as they can.

Hey there! It's definitely understandable why folks might be hesitant about return-to-office mandates, especially after getting a taste of remote work's flexibility. Many studies suggest remote work can boost productivity and work-life balance—two big wins! Plus, it's always tough to shift gears once you've settled into a new routine. On a personal note, I know a friend who left their job for the same reason and found a fantastic remote gig that fits their lifestyle perfectly. Change can be scary, but it often opens doors to opportunities we never knew existed. If anything, it's a reminder of the ever-changing landscape in tech and the power of choosing what's best for ourselves.

sounds cool i am unemployed and fucked

Burn, baby, burn!

Google, Microsoft, hell even Netflix and Capital One, will be bending over backwards for this tech talent.
Look at that Amazon east coast HQ in Virginia, just down the road from Capital One's HQ. One of AWS's biggest customers will bendfit from this.

Stupid, stupid Amazon. How did they not see this coming? It's been a trend lately.

that’s actually what those pieces of dump wanted lol