Amazon's cloud boss Matt Garman told employees in an all-hands meeting that if they don't agree with its new five-day in-office mandate, they could leave for another company.
Roughly 37,000 employees have joined an internal Slack channel created last year to advocate for remote work and share grievances about the return-to-work mandate, according to a person familiar.Staffers who don't agree with Amazon's new policy can leave, Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman said during an all-hands meeting at the company's second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.
The move has spurred backlash from some Amazon employees who say they're just as productive working from home or in a hybrid work environment as they are in an office. Others say the mandate puts extra strain on families and caregivers.to advocate for remote work and share grievances about the return-to-work mandate, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because they weren't authorized to speak to the press..