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[–] EnderMB@lemmy.world 44 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As an Amazon employee...the man blatantly lied about the figures for those happy to RTO. He probably got them by seeing that ~10% of corporate staff are in the remote advocacy channel, and assumed that everyone else was...happy?

Regardless, Amazon is known as a place that values data above anything else. If you are a fresh grad PM and you're caught fudging or misrepresenting numbers to suit a narrative, guess what happens to you. You are more than likely PIP'd or fired

I'd say that Matt Garman should be fired for lying about the data, but given that Jassy has a habit of lying about figures also, the rot is at the top.

[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I think people working at amazon and shopping at amazon, both without clear necessity, are part of the problem.

[–] EnderMB@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

As someone that has worked for/with several small companies, including those involved in wellness and promoting mental health, that's a load of shit. Lots of employers are ruthless and evil, including many of the ones people here work for. Amazon is no different, they're just much larger.

[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I've spent most of my career working at small companies and they've all had fantastic work/life balance policies while also not skimping out on compensation packages. I guess you've just got to know how to pick 'em ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Having no tolerance for being treated like a machine rather than a human also helps.