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0 pointsskeeter202016d ago0 comments

That's not really what the headline attempts to communicate though. It specifically emphasizes "Mandatory" and "AI breaking things". Nobody was going to click on "Regularly scheduled Amazon staff meeting will include discussion on operational improvement"

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ceejayoz15d ago

> He asked staff to attend the meeting, which is normally optional.

If I get a note from my boss like that, I consider it mandatory.

mock-possum15d ago

Yeah I don’t understand why people are pretending not to understand this -

> He asked staff to attend the meeting, which is normally optional.

Clearly means that while normally the meeting would be optional, this time it’s not

idiotsecant15d ago

But it gets less mandatory the more layers up you go. If I get an email from an SVP that is CC: the entire division saying everyone should go to a meeting I will almost certainly be able to ascertain the contents of that meeting in 10 seconds from someone else who did attend

brewdad15d ago

Surely your boss notices your non-attendance.

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ceejayoz15d ago

> He asked staff to attend the meeting, which is normally optional.

If I get a note from my boss like that, I consider it mandatory.

mock-possum15d ago

Yeah I don’t understand why people are pretending not to understand this -

> He asked staff to attend the meeting, which is normally optional.

Clearly means that while normally the meeting would be optional, this time it’s not

idiotsecant15d ago

brewdad15d ago

Surely your boss notices your non-attendance.

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