Quit if you don't like our office-working policy, Amazon executive suggests
Amazon's AWS head, Matt Garman, announced a five-day office policy starting January 2025, urging dissenting employees to leave, citing the need for in-person collaboration and effective teamwork.
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Amazon's head of the AWS unit, Matt Garman, has suggested that employees who disagree with the company's new five-days-a-week office policy should consider leaving. This policy, effective from January 2, 2025, was announced by CEO Andrew Jassy and marks a shift from the previous three-day requirement. Garman stated that the majority of employees he spoke to supported the change, emphasizing the importance of in-person collaboration for innovation. He expressed that the previous hybrid model hindered effective teamwork and communication, making it difficult to adhere to Amazon's leadership principles. Garman's comments reflect a broader trend among companies pushing for a return to traditional office work, despite ongoing debates about remote work's effectiveness. Amazon, which employs 1.5 million people globally, is aligning its policies more closely with those of other tech giants, which have also been adjusting their office attendance requirements.
- Amazon's new policy requires employees to work in the office five days a week starting January 2025.
- Matt Garman suggested that employees unhappy with the policy should seek employment elsewhere.
- The shift from a three-day office requirement aims to enhance collaboration and innovation.
- Garman noted that remote work made it challenging to follow Amazon's leadership principles.
- The move reflects a trend among major companies to return to traditional office work post-pandemic.
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