Trying to find even the slightest bit of positivity in that, I responded with "In that case, I'd have further questions, such as what is the physical office space like? If it just the entire company in a giant open-office with everyone chatting away and so on, I have zero interest in moving forward with that." and she said "Yes, that's pretty much exactly what it's like, so in that respect we can probably stop here", and I agreed and wished her well in her journey. Quite comical.
I'm not going to drive myself into another depression and burnout cycle while trying to do technical work in a physical space there's really no reason to be, while trying to ignore the stupid distractions and mouth sounds of sales people and managers around me.
What did you mean by "Sounds like an ideal experience."?
The company I was working for when WFH started was concerned about a drop in productivity but instead saw an INCREASE in productivity, so much so they never mandated RTO after that.
That’s my issue with it all. Companies are supposedly data-driven and Amazon is known for heavily relying on data and KPIs to measure efficiency, productivity, and thus success or no success. They’re openly admitting those are not in play here.
In this case, they’re simply being assholes to their employees.
These managers, directors, and VPs are the same who have the most to lose if real estate loses its value. Their portfolios are diversified and they have commercial and residential real estate positions they don’t want to lose on, even if it means fucking over their employees.
https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/Return-to-office-m...
Hilarious!
You can see here in the posted article the cognitive dissonace Amazon has. Some of Amazon's principles are "Strive to be Earth’s Best Employer", "Be Right, a Lot", "Frugality", and "Dive Deep". All of these are on display as being violated here.
In order for me to RTO, a company must accept the burden of my commute rather than put it on me. This means, if I have 2-3hrs of round-trip commute; that time comes out of my ~8hr workday.
These companies have no loyalty to you. Any loyalty begins and ends with your grounds for establishing a valid lawsuit. Do NOT care more about the company than the company cares about you. (Spoiler: they don't care about you. You are a resource to exploit and render profit.)
