amazon asks employees to return to offices
2024-09-18
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according to bloomberg on the 16th, amazon will end its flexible work policy and require employees to work in the office 5 days a week.
in a letter to employees, amazon ceo andy jassy said he believed the move would help employees "better innovate, collaborate, and connect with each other," and that the change would take effect in january 2025. jassy said the new return-to-work plan would make exceptions for special circumstances or for remote work that has been approved by managers, and other employees would have several months to prepare.
according to the bbc, jassy said in a speech on the 16th that he was worried that amazon's corporate culture would be weakened by flexible working methods and excessive bureaucracy. he said that the company has set up a "bureaucratic problem mailbox" for employees to complain. in addition, the company also asked the management to reorganize so that management supervision is fair and reasonable. in addition to resuming employees' office work 5 days a week, the company will also "restore designated desk arrangements" in multiple designated locations, including its headquarters in the united states.
amazon, which employs about 1.5 million people worldwide, began allowing office employees to work from home after the coronavirus outbreak, leaving offices in cities such as san francisco and seattle nearly empty, according to bloomberg. but now that the coronavirus outbreak has been effectively controlled, amazon has taken a tougher stance than many of its competitors, requiring employees to spend more time in the office.
according to the new york times, amazon employees are dissatisfied with the latest changes, and some even said on the company's internal communication software that "the whole situation is very frustrating and i feel like i have lost my motivation to work." they also questioned whether these changes are in line with amazon's announced mission of becoming "the best employer on earth." in fact, this is not the first time that amazon has had internal disagreements, employee dissatisfaction, and even conflicts over work models. in 2023, amazon tightened its remote work allowances implemented during the epidemic, forcing all employees to return to the office to work three days a week, and employees at its seattle headquarters held large-scale protests. shortly after the incident, amazon fired the organizers of the protest, a move that prompted some employees to accuse the company of malicious retaliation.
survey data shows that as of this summer, about 12% of full-time employees in the united states are working remotely, and another 27% of employees are implementing a hybrid work model. however, representatives of many industries have been critical of remote work. it is reported that united parcel service (ups) and dell have asked employees to return to the office before amazon. currently, large technology companies such as microsoft, google, meta and apple also want employees to work in the office 2 to 3 days a week.
regarding companies forcing employees to "return to work", some labor experts said that companies canceling remote work may lead to employee turnover. since the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, many employees have begun to rely on the convenience brought to their lives by working from home. (zhou yang)▲# hundreds of reviews#
