(WDNews) – Amazon’s new five-day-per-week in-office mandate has sparked controversy, with AWS CEO Matt Garman defending the move at an all-hands meeting on Thursday. According to a transcript reviewed by Reuters, Garman shared that nine out of ten employees he’s spoken with are in favor of the change, set to take effect in January. He made it clear that those opposed to the policy are free to seek employment elsewhere.
Previously, Amazon enforced a three-day in-office requirement, but CEO Andy Jassy recently announced the shift to five days, citing the need for “collaboration and connection.” Reports have surfaced that some employees not following the current policy were locked out of company systems and told they had “voluntarily resigned.”
