The company is shaking with Amazon’s sudden announcement that employees are obliged to come to the office at least three days a week.
Amazon abruptly announced on February 17 that it had ordered most of its employees to come to the office at least three days a week. As confusion and criticism mounts within the company, an influential engineer within the company has posted on an internal Slack channel to get the attention of employees.
The post was written by Paul Vixey, vice president of security at Amazon Web Services, known both internally and externally as an outstanding engineer.
In 2014, Vixie was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame, which recognizes people who have made significant contributions to the development and advancement of the Internet.
According to his profile on the business social network LinkedIn, he earned a PhD in computer science from Keio University in Japan in the late 2000s.
After reviewing the screenshots to Insider, Vicky wrote to employees participating in the company’s internal channels that they should stay calm and wait for a more detailed explanation from management.
However, from that post, it was revealed that even Vixie was completely unaware of the compulsory attendance policy, and moreover, many of Amazon’s top executives, known as the “S Team,” were not involved in finalizing the detailed plan. You can read the possibility that it was not.
Below is the content of that post. In addition, Mr. Vixie just joined AWS in March 2022 after selling Farsight Security, which he founded in 2021.
“March 28th is my one year anniversary with the company, so I don’t know what kind of corporate culture existed at Amazon before that.
However, after spending a year here, I never had the opportunity to come into contact with the cruelty of management.
So how should we deal with this situation? All I can say is that any predictions or opinions about how Jassy’s instructions might be implemented should be done sensibly and without being overly aggressive.
I am not involved in the implementation plan for mandatory attendance at work. It seems likely that the announcement was made before the details were shared with the S team. At this stage where information is scarce, let’s stop imagining the worst and undue fear.”
Vixie’s post was posted on a new internal channel, Remote Advocacy, launched on February 17.
Employees advocating for remote work gathered on the channel after CEO Andy Jassy announced a policy requiring many employees to be in the office at least three days a week. About the sudden policy change and its announcement, he is expressing his indignation.
The channel currently has more than 14,000 employees. It appears that the company is preparing to write and sign a petition not only to criticize management, but also to ask for more flexible working arrangements.
Vixie’s post continues.
“I don’t know the details, but for me, it’s difficult even in the simplest cases to balance the concerns, needs and desires of all stakeholders – customers, employees and their families, shareholders. , and this problem is not even the simplest case.
If there’s anything I can say, it’s to hold on to the torches and rakes that illuminate the future. I just don’t know yet.”
Insider reached out to an Amazon spokesperson for comment, but was denied.
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Source: BusinessInsider
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