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Demanding that folks work in the office 5 days a week does not make sense. Might be an extreme take but, I think engineers have some onus to stop agreeing to work there, lest the amazon corporate culture spreads further.
I'm very close to being completely done with tech. This whole career has been stressful and the ROI is debatable
Did you start your career before covid? If not, didn't you already experience and endure 5 days a week in the office and not quit your career?
They say the policy goes into effect January 2025, but I'd expect some managers will try to get their teams in sooner for appearances since in the same post he mentions reducing bureaucracy and in turn the number of managers.
Genuine question for the folks over at Amazon: What is the value of working at Amazon (or even just AWS) these days? Every now and then I get a ring from a recruiter gauging my interest and sometimes I get the itch to just to go through the process so that I can have a FAANG in my resume. I've heard from others that Amazon could be an amazing place to work, citing fantastic colleagues and work opportunities. But then…
It's for those for whom want a guaranteed good amount of money and work their ass off for it. They're competing with startups where you work your ass off for mediocre pay instead and a moonshot at equity with a ton of value. Every other FAANG is going to have their problems, with the only one that I haven't really been able to identify serious downsides being Netflix.
Justify your existence every quarter or catch a pinkslip. Wicked good payouts, though -- roommate in college ended up there and was straight up cash. He loved it until he didn't and vanished promptly.
Genuine question for the folks over at Amazon: What is the value of working at Amazon (or even just AWS) these days? Every now and then I get a ring from a recruiter gauging my interest and sometimes I get the itch to just to go through the process so that I can have a FAANG in my resume. I've heard from others that Amazon could be an amazing place to work, citing fantastic colleagues and work opportunities. But then…
> Perhaps a better question is - if one can get an offer at other FAANGs and the equivalents... is there a reason to choose Amazon over others? People on blind say facebook is pretty similar with the hire to fire culture
Genuine question for the folks over at Amazon: What is the value of working at Amazon (or even just AWS) these days? Every now and then I get a ring from a recruiter gauging my interest and sometimes I get the itch to just to go through the process so that I can have a FAANG in my resume. I've heard from others that Amazon could be an amazing place to work, citing fantastic colleagues and work opportunities. But then…
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What in the corporate HR flyer is this?
"We think you need a hallmonitor to actually work, also you'll appreciate that we give you one"
I returned to office years ago. I need the ability to move hardware between employees with less than a day turnaround. But you will never convince me for a second that loosing my private office was an improvement.
What is the best way to handle this if you are unwilling to return? Wait to get fired? Resign? Hope they make an exception for you?
What is the best way to handle this if you are unwilling to return? Wait to get fired? Resign? Hope they make an exception for you?
Job market is bad right now. Probably why AWS felt they could do this currently.