The last Amazon’s plans to return in person to offices have prompted some workers to request a policy that allows remote work permanently, according to the messages exchanged in the company’s own internal system to which it has had access Business Insider.
“This is turning into a circus,” said one employee, adding that the company should allow “people who want to work from home to do so, those who prefer to come to the office to come and any reasonable options in between.” .
The ecommerce giant announced in march your plans to return to an “office-centric” culture after the pandemic, but he seemed to relax his intention starting in June, when he introduced a new guide to requiring employees to spend 3 days in the office and allowing 2 optional days of remote work.
“Many companies are allowing employees to telecommute indefinitely, why not Amazon?” Says another person.
“What will motivate you to work harder: a ping-pong table in the office or the opportunity to avoid 2 hours in rush hour traffic?” Asks another employee.
“Having a virtual workforce is an irreversible trend in human history,” wrote another.
Amazon has declined to comment.
It’s unclear how widespread these views are among the company’s 1.3 million workers, including 75,000 at the Seattle headquarters. However, these comments highlight the difficulty that Amazon and other technology companies face when they want to retake the presence.
Some companies have chosen to allow remote work permanently. After Amazon’s initial announcement, for example, the business vice president cloud de Oracle posted the following message on LinkedIn: “If you work in a cloud-related role and are interested in continuing to telecommute, Oracle will not go back to large-scale offices and allow telecommuting.”
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Some workers, who wrote anonymously on a message board for company employees, expressed your concern that this policy will harm recruitment and retention.
“This is the reason why I am looking for positions elsewhere that allow me to work from home permanently,” wrote a user in Blind, an anonymous forum to discuss workplace issues, in a series of posts that an employee shared with Business Insider.
“I left Amazon 3 months ago because I saw this coming”, said another former employee.
Users should verify the company they work for when they sign up for Blind and only those with an Amazon.com email address can enter the internal employee pool, although there is no guarantee that they will continue to work for the company.
This article was first published on BI Prime.
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