The CEO of Amazon is apparently against the concept of remote working. A new report has found that the executive believes that remote employees should come back to the office since working from home is “probably not going to work out”.
Amazon CEO pushes back against remote working
According to an Insider report, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said, “It’s not going to work out for you,” which was directed toward its remote employees. The statement was made during a meeting call earlier this month. For those unaware, the e-commerce giant has ordered its employees to return to the office for three days per week starting in May. However, many were unhappy with this decision and thousands of workers signed a petition against this rule.
But despite the protest and staged walkouts, Amazon’s view on this matter hasn’t changed. Jassy told employees, “It’s past the time to disagree and commit,” he further added that “if you can’t disagree and commit… it’s probably not going to work out for you at Amazon because we are going back to the office at least three days a week.”
The report adds that Jassy’s decision was more of a “judgement call” and the employees that won’t comply can leave if they want to. Jassy stated that “It’s not right for all of our teammates to be in three days a week and for people to refuse to do so”. Reports have suggested that Amazon is cracking down on employees who are refusing to return to the office, forcing a “voluntary resignation” on them.
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