Tom BurtonCo-Founder, COO and CTO of LeadSmart Technologies

What Amazon's Return to Office Policy Means for All Remote Workers #rto

Name: What Amazon's Return to Office Policy Means for All Remote Workers #rto
Uploaded: 2024-10-01T13:50:25+00:00
Duration: 48 s
Channel: Tom Burton
Description: Speaker argues that only a small subset of employees are genuinely successful at remote work; in-person interactions (water cooler, lunchroom, local…

1 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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Speaker argues that only a small subset of employees are genuinely successful at remote work; in-person interactions (water cooler, lunchroom, local errands) benefit both individuals and companies; cites Amazon’s recent policy requiring employees who live within a certain number of miles to return to the office, placing many workers in a difficult position.

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There are very select people that are successful in working remotely, and a lot fewer than people thought. Yes. You know, we got forced into it in 2020, and now we're at a place where we have to kind of take a look at things a little bit differently and say there is something to be said for talking to somebody at the water cooler or walking around the corner to the sandwich shop or sitting in a lunchroom. And it is to the benefit of the individuals and the benefit of the company. Amazon came back last week and said, okay, if you were within a certain number of miles of the company, you needed to be in the office. And substantial amount of people now are stuck in that setting. Right?