Experts say strict office attendance policies may be a way to get people to quit and avoid the cost of laying them off.
What else would explain it?
Survey: 73% of Amazon workers are considering quitting after 5-day in-office mandate
Submitted 8 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to workreform@lemmy.world
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cybervseas@lemmy.world 8 months ago
RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 7 months ago
It sounds like you are going get rid of people for cheap.
But it’s like going to a nude beach. It is never the people that you hope it is.
roofuskit@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Exactly, your best employees are the ones who will most easily get new jobs.
Arbiter@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Stupidity?
Cagi@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
I wonder when we’ll really start to see the numbers showing how good office workers are all getting the better wfh jobs while the in office jobs are being done by what’s left over.
Crackhappy@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The numbers.
ImminentOrbit@lemmy.world 7 months ago
When I hear this, I just wish everyone got together and silently refused. Not quit. Not day that they aren’t going to do that. Just not show up. Make HR have to deal with everyone ignoring it
catloaf@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Just like a large number of people consider moving out of the country after presidential elections. Few are serious about it.
jerakor@startrek.website 8 months ago
Yea but moving out of country doesn’t normally come with you also getting to work less hours for more pay. Leaving Amazon for a competitive offer does.
High performers can do whatever they want, giving them a reason to leave like this is silly. Treat your employees like they are too immature to balance their work and life and you will end up with immature employees.
At the end of the day the question is do you want results or do you want butts in seats. If you run a factory it’s fair to want butts in seats. If you run a creative endevor you should want results.
tty5@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Working remotely from another continent crowd checking in.
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
What’s the logistics of this? I work remote 3 days as a software dev and I’m hoping to eventually get full WFH.
How does one just move to another country to work from there. Do you need a lot of cash on hand to make the move or can you just be a nomad kind and do it.
Crackhappy@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Ayyyy I would be there with you if I could bring all my kids with me. I dislike 20-30 flight time to see my kids. And it’s also wasteful.
aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 7 months ago
It’s not an apples to apples comparison. The fact is that many Amazon employees can make 25-50% more, with better work-life balance, better benefits, a less toxic environment, and the ability to work from home.
Source: former Amazon employee who got out a few years ago.
Tinks@lemmy.world 7 months ago
When my last company said we had to go back 3 days a week I found a new job. I agonized over the decision for days because I had been there 8 years, but knew I would be unhappy going back. Am happy as a lamb now though and work fully remotely for a company who’s nearest office is over 2000 miles away. Best career decision I’ve ever made
exanime@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Except switching jobs is far easier, less risky and usually the only way to get an actual salary bump?.. yes, “just like”
TheBat@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Cause one’s way too easier compared to the other.
roofuskit@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Getting fired is a right of passage in the tech world. They constantly shed workers due to their turnover goals and those people can get jobs pretty much anywhere. I bet the prospects are even better when people quit.