RTO: Because innovation's easier when you're watching the clock
By Greg Walters, October 15,2024
The never-ending RTO saga has another star player: Amazon. That’s right, they’re telling you to pack up your desk plant and march back to the cube farm.
Recently, AWS CEO Matt Garman, during an all-hands meeting, claimed, “Nine out of ten employees I’ve talked to support our new in-office policy, which kicks in January.” Reuters reviewed the transcript, so we know this isn’t satire, but is he on drugs?
Really, Matt? Who are these “employees” you’re chatting with? The vending machines?
It’s no secret that once someone climbs the corporate ladder high enough, they tend to lose sight of what happens in the real world. The higher the office, the thinner the air—and apparently, the thinner the connection to reality. C-Suites often seem out of touch, and it's getting worse. Now, they’re nervously eyeing AI, which is poised to gobble up anything resembling a repeatable process.
These executives, despite their titles, are sweating.
It gets better.
“If some people don’t work well in that environment or don’t want to, that’s okay. There are other companies out there,” said Garman.
Translation: "We’d like more robots, fewer humans."
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