The Amazon Spheres are seen from 6th Avenue at Amazon’s Seattle headquarters in Seattle, Washington, U.S., January 29, 2018. This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Amazon employees turned to Slack on Friday to share thoughts about a new return-to-office policy. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced on Friday that employees must come into the office three days a week starting in May. Some employees are working on a petition to fight back. Thousands of Amazon employees joined a new Slack channel to share their thoughts about the company’s surprise return-to-office mandate, with some even organizing to file a petition protesting the change, Insider has learned. Within hours of Friday’s announcement , over 5,000 Amazon employees joined the new Slack channel, called "Remote Advocacy," according to screenshots seen by Insider. The channel was created "to advocate for remote work at Amazon" and seeks "data, anecdotes, articles about the benefits of remote work," it said. As of Tuesday, more than 14,000 people have joined the channel. "Let’s prove that you do not have to be in-person to do good work!" a description of the Slack channel read. The Slack channel was created soon […]
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