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Amazon warns workers to come back into the office::This week, a reminder email was sent to employees who didn't work on-site at least three times a week.

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[–] masterairmagic@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Remote worker are probably much cheaper in the long run, but these companies typically lock in long-term leases in commercial real estate. The benefits might not be realized before 5-10 years.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Most commercial leases are 3-5 years. Even then, why would a CEO tolerate killing productivity to use a resource people don't need?

[–] masterairmagic@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is probably very country specific. Here, there is no way you're getting a lease for anything less than 5 years.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club -1 points 1 year ago

That is the US. Typical leases are 3-5 years. There are longer ones, but they are generally rare.

Given that Amazon's policy affects mainly US employees, I assume that is the case with Amazon.