Amazon employees express dismay, anger about sudden return-to-office policy

Re:Amazon employees express dismay, anger about sudden retur... by belter on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @08:21AM (#34895001)

Last week I had to deliver an onsite at a company who insisted on doing at their location. You see the thing is...I have been curing a strong feverish cold, but was good enough to go. We were all 15 on a tiny cozy meeting room for 3 days. I am fairly certain half of this team will cook my virus and will feel miserable and might stay in bed next week...Am I guilty ?? ;-)

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Re:Amazon employees express dismay, anger about sudden retur... by dEnigma on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @08:32AM (#34895130)

Of course you are guilty of putting others at risk of catching your virus, and you seem perfectly aware. Did you tell them that you were possibly infectious? If this is some kind of joke I don't understand it.

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Re:Amazon employees express dismay, anger about sudden retur... by belter on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @08:51AM (#34895404)

Now you are on to something. Is company management guilty when forces the employees onsite, knowing many could be infectious but not know about it yet?

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Re:Amazon employees express dismay, anger about sudden retur... by pc86 on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @08:52AM (#34895429)

You know the difference.

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Re:Amazon employees express dismay, anger about sudden retur... by SuoDuanDao on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @08:37AM (#34895204)

Is a soldier guilty for shooting towards the enemy? Office authoritarians know they're causing this kind of risk in an abstract sense, I say let them reap what they sow.

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Re:Amazon employees express dismay, anger about sudden retur... by trpv on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @08:35AM (#34895184)

Yeah

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Re:Amazon employees express dismay, anger about sudden retur... by FigurativeVoid on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @08:24AM (#34895042)

Yes

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Re:Amazon employees express dismay, anger about sudden retur... by brainzap on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @08:23AM (#34895033)

yes

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Re:Amazon employees express dismay, anger about sudden retur... by pc86 on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @08:52AM (#34895420)

Of course you are and pardon the pun but the winky face bullshit is sickening. You know you are, you know you should have cancelled, but these are strangers so who cares right?

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Re:Amazon employees express dismay, anger about sudden retur... by belter on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @08:58AM (#34895545)

I forgot this is HN...

"Should you go to work when you have a cold?"

"Given that coughs and colds are so common, it would be impractical to take time off work with every viral infection," says Dr Daniel Fenton, clinical director at the walk-in GP clinic, London Doctors Clinic.

https://patient.info/news-and-features/too-stick-to-work-com...

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Re:Amazon employees express dismay, anger about sudden retur... by snapcaster on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @09:03AM (#34895613)

Nah, they'll be fine

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Re:Amazon employees express dismay, anger about sudden retur... by ilikecakeandpie on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @09:39AM (#34896229)

How will you feel if one of your colleagues is autoimmune and you cause them long term damage? You likely had a choice to either stay home if you were feverish but could have at least worn a mask.

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Re:Amazon employees express dismay, anger about sudden retur... by belter on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @09:41AM (#34896275)

How do you think I got the cold :-) A home grown virus lab?

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