![]() ![]() "We believe being in the office together reinforces our culture, fosters collaboration and invention, creates learning opportunities, and builds more connected teams," an Amazon spokesperson told Insider. Others cautioned against inviting senior executives, saying they could shut down the channel. On Monday, one employee invited Jassy to the "Remote Advocacy" channel. He said "collaborating and inventing is easier and more effective" when working in person. The Slack channel was created soon after Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said in an internal memo Friday that the majority of employees would be required to come into the office "at least three days per week" starting in May. "Let's prove that you do not have to be in-person to do good work!" a description of the Slack channel read. As of Tuesday, more than 14,000 people had joined the channel. The channel was created "to advocate for remote work at Amazon" and seeks "data, anecdotes, articles about the benefits of remote work," it said. Within hours of Friday's announcement, over 5,000 Amazon employees joined the Slack channel, called "Remote Advocacy," according to screenshots seen by Insider. 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 against the change, Insider has learned. Some employees are working on a petition to fight back.CEO Andy Jassy said Friday that employees must go into the office three days a week starting in May. ![]() Amazon employees turned to Slack on Friday to share thoughts about a new return-to-office policy. ![]()
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