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I think you just agreed with the point of the article which is to "disagree and commit", instead of companies being wishy-washy in their policies. Sounds like an ideal experience.

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It's just code for "do it anyway", which would be fine in exchange for payment if expressed honestly.

Do it anyway as in the employees should commit to their stance on working remotely , or Amazon should commit to their stance on RTO? Re-reading it, it's hard to parse for some reason.

In Amazon-speak, "disagree and commit" means even if you disagree with the decision, you still commit to following the decision whole heartedly. You can't just debate endlessly or put in less effort because your preferred option was not chosen.

See "Have Backbone; Disagree and Commit": https://www.amazon.jobs/content/en/our-workplace/leadership-...

Ah, so in this circumstance, bend the knee because daddy Amazon knows best, not that I necessarily disagree with the notion in principle.

So what's the point of your comment

Just an anecdote that reflects my disdain for arbitrary RTO policies. It's news to me that comments need be anything more than comments.

Except for the fact that I'm not going to commit to working in an office. COVID showed what kind of life is actually possible. Eliminating the commute alone means 10 more hours I get to spend with my family each week. I don't care how nice their campus is or what kinds of espresso machine they have. I'm not going back into an office, ever. Period.

Actually being able to have lunch and dinner with my kids is worth more than anything Amazon, Google, Meta, etc could ever offer

You can't buy back your time, so be careful what you sell it for

It's hard to tell what they meant by that. Did they mean it's time that Amazon disagrees with Employees who want to work remotely and commits to it by firing them?

What did you mean by "Sounds like an ideal experience."?

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