To employees of Amazon Web Services (AWS) who were hassled about the new return-to-office policy, Matt Garman, CEO, AWS, has given the option to leave.
At a recent meeting, Garman clearly stated that those who were unhappy with or hesitant to comply with the five-day in-office policy may quit the company, reports Reuter.
Garman believes that in-person collaboration is essential for innovation, and that is why it is important to return to office. He feels that physical presence of employees is required in the office for development of new products.
Of course, as has been observed globally with return-to-office mandates, employees are not pleased. Most are worried about the commuting time and losing out on the flexibility that remote working offers.
Earlier, Amazon employees were required to be in office for three days in a week. About two months ago, Andy Jassy, CEO, Amazon had decided to make five-day in-office work mandatory. Following this mandate, certain employees who had failed to adhere to the three-day in-person work had found themselves unable to access their systems and were told to resign voluntarily.
Since Amazon is being so rigid with this RTO mandate, some people feel this could be the company’s way of trimming its workforce. The company probably senses that many disgruntled employees will quit of their own accord, saving Amazon the trouble of having to officially terminate their employment.
