Amazon CEO denies forced return to office move is "backdoor layoff"
Not long after hundreds of Amazon workers signed a petition against the company’s proposed five-day return-to-office policy, company CEO Andy Jassy has denied claims the mandate was introduced to quietly push workers away.
'Not a Cost Play': Amazon CEO Clarifies Why Employees Have to Come Back to the Office
On January 2, Amazon's 350,000 corporate employees will have to return to the office five days a week instead of working a hybrid schedule. After the announcement, employees speculated that the mandate was a way to get them to quit without formal layoffs,
More than 500 Amazon Employees Send Open Letter To Web Services CEO Garman Against Work From Office Policy
Over 500 employees of the firm signed a letter to the CEO of the Amazon Web Services unit, Matt Garman and urged him to reconsider his stance on making employees return to office completely
In all-hands meeting, Amazon CEO says RTO mandate not a 'backdoor layoff'
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy denied that the company's return-to-office policy is a 'backdoor layoff,' amidst rumors of quiet firing strategies.
'Not true': Amazon denies using office-return as backdoor layoffs
Amazon has denied that its controversial office-return policy starting next year is a backdoor layoff for the organisation, according to reports. CEO Andy Jassy acknowledged at an all-hands meeting this week some emerging theories that the retail giant implemented the full office return plan as a backdoor layoff or as part of a deal with cities.
Amazon Workers Protest CEO’s 5-Day Office Policy
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy denied speculation that it’s five-day in-office mandate was made to further layoffs or appease city officials.
What Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman said when asked how many employees may leave after the company’s Return to Office mandate
Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman acknowledged uncertainty about potential employee departures over the new mandatory five-day return-to-office poli
Amazon CEO denies full in-office mandate is 'backdoor layoff'
By Greg Bensinger (Reuters) -Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said at an all-hands meeting on Tuesday that the plan to require employees to be in-office five days per week is not meant to force attrition or satisfy city leaders,
Amazon’s CEO defends return-to-office policy
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is pushing back on claims that his return-to-office mandate was a “backdoor layoff.” In a transcript of an all-hands staff meeting seen by Reuters and CNBC, Jassy said the move “is very much about our culture and strengthening our culture.
Amazon employees challenge 5-day-a-week office return
In a letter sent to Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman last Wednesday, 523 employees protested the upcoming return-to-office mandate and urged Amazon executives to restore the flexibility of remote work.
Amazon's Andy Jassy Says 'I Hate Bureaucracy' As He Plans To Slash Managerial Layers: 'The Goal Again Is… To Move More Quickly'
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced plans to streamline the company's management layers to boost agility and counteract ...
Read the letter sent to AWS CEO Matt Garman, signed by 500 employees, protesting his RTO comments
The letter urged the AWS boss to reconsider his comments and position on a five-day return to the office.
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Amazon's return-to-work order draws resistance, complaint
In a letter sent to Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman, 523 employees protested the upcoming return-to-office mandate ...
500 AWS employees write to CEO Matt Garman for reversing work from office policy, read the full letter
AWS CEO Matt Garman faces backlash for enforcing a 5-day in-office policy, with over 500 employees signing a letter ...
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If It's Not for You": Amazon Web Services Chief Matt Garman's Take On Work-From-Office Culture
Matt Garman, who has been vocal in his support of in-office work, shared that nine out of 10 employees he's spoken with have ...
Amazon To End Hybrid Work Model, Mandatory 5-Day Office Attendance To Begin From January
Amazon recently announced that starting in January 2025, all employees will need to work from the office five days a week, ...
Over 500 ‘Appalled’ Amazon Employees Petition To Reverse RTO Policy
More than 500 Amazon employees sent a letter to AWS CEO Matt Garman to rethink his earlier statements and stance regarding the company's RTO mandate.
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AWS CEO estimates large city scale power consumption of future AI model training tasks — 'an individual model may require somewhere between one to 5GW of power'
AWS CEO Matt Garman estimates that future LLM training would require up to five gigawatts, and AWS is investing in ...