In a leaked message, Amazon's HR chief flatly rejected an internal petition against the new return-to-office policy signed by roughly 30,000 employees
. In that announcement, Jassy wrote that change was necessary because"collaborating and inventing is easier and more effective" when working in person.joined a new Slack channel called"remote advocacy"
Amazon employees in the remote advocacy Slack channel were noticeably disappointed after seeing Galetti's response, especially because it came in the same week the company said it plans to lay off an additional 9,000 employees in the coming weeks, on top of the 18,000 cut in January, according to messages seen by Insider.
"I'm collapsing here. I'm sorry I feel like a total failure," another person wrote."Come in and work. Do as you're told. I'm crying as my family prepares a meal."Here's the full copy of Galetti's message:Andy's team shared your note last week, and I wanted to take a moment to follow up directly. First, thank you to everyone who collaborated on this document to thoughtfully bring their concerns forward.
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