Matt Amdur

So extenuating circumstances, including work, um, uh, or if you already have a remote work exception approved through your S team leader. And then I just, the final paragraph to read, we are also going to bring back assigned desk assigned arrangements. So I guess that was, so, you know, yeah, that going on. Hey, it looks like you've got your own desk here.

So extenuating circumstances, including work, um, uh, or if you already have a remote work exception approved through your S team leader. And then I just, the final paragraph to read, we are also going to bring back assigned desk assigned arrangements. So I guess that was, so, you know, yeah, that going on. Hey, it looks like you've got your own desk here.

I'm not sure what you're complaining about. So, and then it goes on, but yeah, there we are. That's the context. And I think it's, I just think that even if you want people back in the office, I feel there's a much better way to position this. And so here's the question I've got just about this. Because many people are like, look, you are overthinking it.

I'm not sure what you're complaining about. So, and then it goes on, but yeah, there we are. That's the context. And I think it's, I just think that even if you want people back in the office, I feel there's a much better way to position this. And so here's the question I've got just about this. Because many people are like, look, you are overthinking it.

I think we even had someone on the internet who was just like, yeah, it's a shadow layoff, like short episode. They don't want to get people to quit. They don't have to pay them severance. I think that is overly reductive because I feel, I mean, are they really so cowardly as a management class at that company that they can't just lay people off?

I think we even had someone on the internet who was just like, yeah, it's a shadow layoff, like short episode. They don't want to get people to quit. They don't have to pay them severance. I think that is overly reductive because I feel, I mean, are they really so cowardly as a management class at that company that they can't just lay people off?

And if they don't pay people severance, don't pay people severance. Severance is not something that is, that's something that companies do because they feel a responsibility to their employees. But if you want to, you don't have to do that. Just do that. To me, that's actually not the answer.

And if they don't pay people severance, don't pay people severance. Severance is not something that is, that's something that companies do because they feel a responsibility to their employees. But if you want to, you don't have to do that. Just do that. To me, that's actually not the answer.

So the other thing is, like, I also agree, they're not stupid, but they surely must know that so much, yes, collaboration is an important part of work. So is that quiet time when you are working by yourself and you need that quiet focus time. And that often is really hard to get in an office, right?

So the other thing is, like, I also agree, they're not stupid, but they surely must know that so much, yes, collaboration is an important part of work. So is that quiet time when you are working by yourself and you need that quiet focus time. And that often is really hard to get in an office, right?

And surely they know that the things that we actually build happen in that quiet time, that focus time, right? And this is where you get to like, so here's my theory on this, by the way. I think that this is not rational. I think this is emotional. So my theory is that you get people who have lost their own sense of what their contribution is to an organization. They don't write code.

And surely they know that the things that we actually build happen in that quiet time, that focus time, right? And this is where you get to like, so here's my theory on this, by the way. I think that this is not rational. I think this is emotional. So my theory is that you get people who have lost their own sense of what their contribution is to an organization. They don't write code.

They don't operate a service. Their job is to lead the organization. And so they go into an office that doesn't have any people in it. And I just don't know what I do. What value do I add? So is this like, not to go too Citizen Kane on you, but is this like Andy Jassy's search for meaning?

They don't operate a service. Their job is to lead the organization. And so they go into an office that doesn't have any people in it. And I just don't know what I do. What value do I add? So is this like, not to go too Citizen Kane on you, but is this like Andy Jassy's search for meaning?

Yes. Yeah. I think that, right. I think so too. And, and then I think also just like, you know, there's something, you know, we, you're at a startup and it's like, it's 8 PM on a Thursday and everyone just ate pizza and they're going back and they're all working. And it just feels like, ah, we're so scrappy. Right. And, and, And it's like, is that the past that he's trying to get to?

Yes. Yeah. I think that, right. I think so too. And, and then I think also just like, you know, there's something, you know, we, you're at a startup and it's like, it's 8 PM on a Thursday and everyone just ate pizza and they're going back and they're all working. And it just feels like, ah, we're so scrappy. Right. And, and, And it's like, is that the past that he's trying to get to?

That kind of nostalgia for a company that is... And does he feel like, no, this feels ossified, even though you're not actually looking at the work product. You're looking at this physical artifact that actually doesn't have necessarily that much to do with the work product. Yeah. I don't know. All right, so there we are.

That kind of nostalgia for a company that is... And does he feel like, no, this feels ossified, even though you're not actually looking at the work product. You're looking at this physical artifact that actually doesn't have necessarily that much to do with the work product. Yeah. I don't know. All right, so there we are.

I just want to get my crazy theory out there, that this is my rosebud theory.

I just want to get my crazy theory out there, that this is my rosebud theory.