Re:There's an uptick in Amazon employees quitting
by ActorNightly on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @04:27PM
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They fire you, with a very valid reason of not being in the office, which from a legal perspective is very hard to argue against on the employee side.
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Re:There's an uptick in Amazon employees quitting
by dolni on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @05:42PM
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Is it very valid if they hired you as a remote employee to start with?
Re:There's an uptick in Amazon employees quitting
by FireBeyond on Wednesday December 06, 2023 @05:57PM
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At least in Washington state, that's a maybe.
RCW 50.20.050 (https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=50.20.050) says you can even quit and get unemployment if among several other items:
> (vii) The claimant's worksite changed, such change caused a material increase in distance or difficulty of travel, and, after the change, the commute was greater than is customary for workers in the claimant's job classification and labor market;