Comment on Amazon tech workers leaving for other jobs in response to return to office mandate

GhiLA@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Saledovil@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It’s sort of a strange approach, because this will leave you with the workers who can’t find employment elsewhere.

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  • chakan2@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Exactly…they won’t be picky about raises or working conditions.

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    • skeezix@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Most companies are satisfied with adequate workers rather than diligent and empowered workers. The latter cost too much. This is a convenient way for Amazon to cull the crew without incurring bad PR. This is why it’s often a shitshow in offices and warehouses; because the workers with self esteem and motivation either get fed up and leave or are forced out. This is just a facet of Big Capitalism.

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  • exanime@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    By the time that negative effect kicks in, the execs already cashed in their bonuses and are on their way out of the sinking ship

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  • Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Executives do not see workers as people with skillsets. They’re numbers on a spreadsheet. And having ten highly paid workers quit “voluntarily” makes the numbers do good things.

    Actually, they’re not even numbers on a spreadsheet. They’re data points in a graph. Executives don’t have time to understand numbers, let alone people.

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Executives do not see workers as people with skillsets.

      Ain’t that the truth. My company is thinking about replacing all of their technical stuff with AI. That’s going to be utterly hilarious to watch from the sidelines.

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  • DrDickHandler@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    People exaggerate this claim. Amazon already accounted for some talent leaving and the benefits obviously outweighs the con. There is nothing strange.

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      This implies the level of intelligence they’ve never previously demonstrated.

      Can you cite the source?

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