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Re:Amazon to Lay Off over 17,000 Workers, More Than First Pl... by phpisthebest on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @07:49PM (#34254307)
They got sucked into the "new normal" that never was, and was never going to be.

We are seeing a massive return to the old normal, which means people are going back to offices (not WFH) people are going back to shopping in person not online, people are going back to eating in restaurants not using Grub Hub or ordering online. etc etc etc

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Re:Amazon to Lay Off over 17,000 Workers, More Than First Pl... by A4ET8a8uTh0 on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @10:40PM (#34255617)
I think you are wrong. Not completely, but I think you missed the massive change in attitudes that took place the past few years. WFH is likely going to stay in some shape or form since it is clear it can work ( and heavens know emplopyers full remote positions have their pick of qualified candidates ) and likely some RTO will follow ( with another round of - likely muted due to recession - resignations ), but I would hesitate to conclude that good old days are here again. I am not going back.
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Re:Amazon to Lay Off over 17,000 Workers, More Than First Pl... by phpisthebest on Thursday January 05, 2023 @04:26AM (#34257713)
WFH and ft remote was always a thing. It was not invented for COVID.

So of course some WFH positions will still exist but based on my alerts for different roles the number of full time WFH jobs have dropped off the cliff back down to what I would consider precovid levels

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