As we celebrate Labor Day (at least in the US), a few labor-centric topics are starting to dominate the headlines - Return to Office (RTO) and AI Augmentation. Let’s discuss how they might play out. SHOW: 750CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwCHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSORS:CloudZero – Cloud Cost Visibility and Savings​​CloudZero provides immediate and ongoing savings with 100% visibility into your total cloud spendDatadog Monitoring: Modern Monitoring and AnalyticsStart monitoring your infrastructure, applications, logs and security in one place with a free 14 day Datadog trial. Listeners of The Cloudcast will also receive a free Datadog T-shirt.AWS Insiders is an edgy, entertaining podcast about the services and future of cloud computing at AWS. Listen to AWS Insiders in your favorite podcast player. Cloudfix HomepageSHOW NOTES:Amazon tells employees to come back to the officeZoom is making staff return to the officeSalesforce offers employees $10/day to return to the officeGO TO THE OFFICE, WORK FROM HOME, OR SOME SORT OF HYBRID?Why is the RTO being pushed? (Innovation, Collaboration, Teambuilding, Cost of Buildings, etc.)Does either side (Labor vs. Mgmt) have leverage?How will people talk about AI-driven productivity?AI IS PROMISING TO DRIVE PRODUCTIVITY, BUT AT WHOSE COST? Should you go into the office?What are the benefits of being in the office? (proximity to power, more collaboration, visibility)Should you lean into AI augmenting or replacing a job function? Will AI go after basic jobs, middle jobs or unique jobs? FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnet