The policy has upset many of Amazon's employees who say it wastes time with additional commuting and isn't supported by independent data.

AWS CEO Matt Garman suggests employees who don't like the company's in-office mandate are free to seek employment elsewhere. Learn how Amazon's RTO policy compares to other tech organizations.

Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman told employees that those unhappy with the company's new five-day in-office mandate can leave. During an all-hands meeting, Garman emphasized the importance of in-person collaboration for Amazon’s culture and innovation,

Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman made comments at a meeting Thursday to employees regarding the company's return-to-office policy.

The policy has upset many of Amazon's employees who say it wastes time with additional commuting and the benefits of working from the office are not supported by independent data.

When we want to really, really innovate on interesting products, I have not seen an ability for us to do that when we’re not in-person.”

Using RTO to push quitting could result in an "array of legal consequences." Amazon workers are being reminded that they can find work elsewhere if they’re unhappy with Amazon’s return-to-office (RTO) mandate.