It amazes me that they even have 14,000 managerial positions to cut.
ProfessionalFirm6353 on
I’m pretty sure their recent RTO policy was Amazon’s underhanded way of cutting their workforce.
forever_a10ne on
Whoop there it is
yoppee on
This is rumor nobody has gotten pink slips stories like this are click bait
Mods should think of removing it really
kdma on
When those announcements come out are they intended to be world wide or USA only?
cultureicon on
Amazing that they are paying people $200-350K and they are viewing them as unneeded bureaucracy. If the job was important enough to pay $300k surely they’re doing something important? Anyone have experience here? What are these $250k managers actually doing? Solving real world problems, protecting the company and building wealth? Or working from home, drinking free coffee and doing busy work?
NebulousNitrate on
Man, Amazon’s approach is going to kill it. Not today or tomorrow, but within a few years it’s going to be full of people who are there because they can’t find any other job. The number of applicants my company has received from Amazon’s top talent shows it’s going to be like the USSR and their brain drain. Top talent is now looking elsewhere, and they are even willing to take a pay cut just to get remote.
Boo_Guy on
Managers: Wait they can do that?
StarryNightSandwich on
This is gunna put a lot of pressure on a lot of non-managers too because every manager is going to be pushing their team like mules to try and save their skin
rabouilethefirst on
If you’re gonna lay someone off, at least let it be the managerial fat
tanafras on
Well, with fewer micromanagers in the offices … I suppose there’s less demand to return the actual workers to office then?
No? Weird.
J4nG on
I can’t imagine how this is gonna work. My dad was a medium-level manager at Amazon that was impacted by a prior round of layoffs. They already work their managers to the bone (the only reason people put up with it is the comp). Yes there’s time wasted by bureaucracy and politicking but that’s not gonna go away, the cuts will probably make it worse.
Losreyes-of-Lost on
Folks think that Amazon is going to run out of people to hire but guarantee that anyone would go back desperate enough if it means they could have their job back.
IHate2ChooseUserName on
not Amazon, but my company just went thru a huge layoff. my boss suddenly changed from a nice guy to an asshole. he is working everyone to death. I know he is trying to save his sorry ass. I hope the company let him go next round
Wise-Hamster-288 on
here’s the real reason for RTO. they (amazon) were hoping they (managers) would quit so Amazon could avoid severance.
johnmudd on
Trying to influence the election?
PalebloodPervert on
I’m hit or miss on this.
I used to work for Amazon, and my biggest gripe were the slew of passive aggressive, downright, cruddy managers that would throw you under the bus last minute to not have their job questioned.
I was on a team for four years and had well over 12 managers. This was either from being promoted, moving teams, or just quitting. Leaving, at times, a single manager in charge of 20+ people. I joined specifically because the manager had their shit together, only to have that manager gone by the time I started 🤣
They really need a better management track at the company, and better hiring practices for good managers. Do that and weed out all the unnecessary idiots with MBAs pushing unnecessary crap to users.
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It amazes me that they even have 14,000 managerial positions to cut.
I’m pretty sure their recent RTO policy was Amazon’s underhanded way of cutting their workforce.
Whoop there it is
This is rumor nobody has gotten pink slips stories like this are click bait
Mods should think of removing it really
When those announcements come out are they intended to be world wide or USA only?
Amazing that they are paying people $200-350K and they are viewing them as unneeded bureaucracy. If the job was important enough to pay $300k surely they’re doing something important? Anyone have experience here? What are these $250k managers actually doing? Solving real world problems, protecting the company and building wealth? Or working from home, drinking free coffee and doing busy work?
Man, Amazon’s approach is going to kill it. Not today or tomorrow, but within a few years it’s going to be full of people who are there because they can’t find any other job. The number of applicants my company has received from Amazon’s top talent shows it’s going to be like the USSR and their brain drain. Top talent is now looking elsewhere, and they are even willing to take a pay cut just to get remote.
Managers: Wait they can do that?
This is gunna put a lot of pressure on a lot of non-managers too because every manager is going to be pushing their team like mules to try and save their skin
If you’re gonna lay someone off, at least let it be the managerial fat
Well, with fewer micromanagers in the offices … I suppose there’s less demand to return the actual workers to office then?
No? Weird.
I can’t imagine how this is gonna work. My dad was a medium-level manager at Amazon that was impacted by a prior round of layoffs. They already work their managers to the bone (the only reason people put up with it is the comp). Yes there’s time wasted by bureaucracy and politicking but that’s not gonna go away, the cuts will probably make it worse.
Folks think that Amazon is going to run out of people to hire but guarantee that anyone would go back desperate enough if it means they could have their job back.
not Amazon, but my company just went thru a huge layoff. my boss suddenly changed from a nice guy to an asshole. he is working everyone to death. I know he is trying to save his sorry ass. I hope the company let him go next round
here’s the real reason for RTO. they (amazon) were hoping they (managers) would quit so Amazon could avoid severance.
Trying to influence the election?
I’m hit or miss on this.
I used to work for Amazon, and my biggest gripe were the slew of passive aggressive, downright, cruddy managers that would throw you under the bus last minute to not have their job questioned.
I was on a team for four years and had well over 12 managers. This was either from being promoted, moving teams, or just quitting. Leaving, at times, a single manager in charge of 20+ people. I joined specifically because the manager had their shit together, only to have that manager gone by the time I started 🤣
They really need a better management track at the company, and better hiring practices for good managers. Do that and weed out all the unnecessary idiots with MBAs pushing unnecessary crap to users.