barfplanet

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon is blocking promotions of employees who don't comply with its return-to-office policy, leaked documents show⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sure, Amazon doesn’t want hundreds of extra lawsuits, but the staff also don’t want to waste their money on legal fees for a suit that’s a guaranteed loss. Case law is very well-established.

  What’s with the assumption that it’s the law that is keeping Amazon from mass-firing staff who won’t come in?

  The approach they’re taking is just a smart business decision. It allows them to spread the disruptions out so they’re more manageable, to keep employees who’s skills justify flexibility in the WFH rules, and prevents the PR impact of a mass termination.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon is blocking promotions of employees who don't comply with its return-to-office policy, leaked documents show⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The laws are pretty different for contract workers vs W2 employees. W2 employees can have contracts, but it’s really rare outside of unions. Conditions of employment can in most cases be changed at the employers discretion.

  I feel a little bit like I’m defending Amazon here, but I’m really trying to highlight that our worker protections are crap in the US. Unions are really the way to go if employees want security. Tech industry has way too few unions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon is blocking promotions of employees who don't comply with its return-to-office policy, leaked documents show⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is true for contract workers, but I believe we’re talking about W2 employees, who rarely have a contract if they’re not part of a union.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon is blocking promotions of employees who don't comply with its return-to-office policy, leaked documents show⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Do you have experience with employment law?

  An employee could argue discrimination, but they’d have to have evidence that it was due to a protected class to have any success, and those cases are notoriously hard to prove. In every state that I’m aware of, they can fire people selectively for not coming into the office, while keeping others employed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon is blocking promotions of employees who don't comply with its return-to-office policy, leaked documents show⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Employment laws are state-by-state, but I don’t know a single one where it’s illegal to fire someone for not coming into the office.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨PEACHES COME FROM A CAN⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  For the folks who don’t know The singer from POTUSA sings kids music as Casper Babypants and his songs are bangers that my 11 month old daughter and I both enjoy equally.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You’ve just spent $400 on a baby monitor. Now you need a subscription | Once upon a time there was a company called Miku who wasn’t making quite enough money...⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I have a baby monitor, and considered using an IP camera before buying it. The reason I like mine is because I’ve got a separate little handheld monitor on RF instead of wifi. There’s a handful of situations where it’s fine in very handy. Our nanny could use it without us having to set her up with any tech. Works while traveling without having to deal with hotel Wi-Fi or hot spots. Works outside much further than my wifi reaches. I like the RF.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is everyone so giddy about the flooding thay happened at burning man?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  You wouldn’t be at burning man then. It’s obviously a very different experience.