Amazon's cloud head reveals that employees displeased with the five-day office requirement can depart.

• In an all-hands meeting, Amazon's cloud boss Matt Garman informed employees that they have the option to leave the company if they do not agree with its new five-day in-office mandate.
• The new policy was announced by the company last month and employees have until January 2nd to comply.
• Last year, an internal Slack channel was created with approximately 37,000 employees joining to advocate for remote work and express their concerns about the return-to-work mandate, according to a source.

On Thursday, the company's cloud boss delivered a direct message to employees regarding the new five-day in-office mandate.

Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman announced during an all-hands meeting at the company's second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, that staffers who disagree with Amazon's new policy have the option to leave.

"Garman stated that if individuals do not thrive in that specific environment and do not wish to work there, it is acceptable as there are other companies available. At Amazon, a collaborative environment is highly valued for innovation and culture."

A company spokesperson informed CNBC that Amazon has observed that teams are more collaborative and effective when working in-office.

Garman's comments were reported earlier by Reuters.

Last month, Amazon announced a new mandate that requires corporate workers to be in the office at least three days a week. The company's previous return-to-work stance allowed employees to work remotely. Employees have until Jan. 2 to comply with the new policy.

Some Amazon employees have opposed the move, arguing that they are equally productive working from home or in a hybrid work environment as they are in an office. Additionally, others contend that the mandate imposes additional stress on families and caregivers.

Last year, an internal Slack channel was created with approximately 37,000 employees joining to advocate for remote work and express their concerns about the return-to-work mandate, according to a source.

Garman explained that what we truly mean is that we desire an office setting, citing an instance where an employee may request to work remotely with their manager's consent to concentrate on their tasks in a peaceful atmosphere.

"Those are fine," he said.

Garman emphasized the significance of the mandate in maintaining Amazon's culture and "leadership principles," which comprise over a dozen business philosophies that direct employee choices and objectives. He highlighted Amazon's principle of "disagree and commit," which encourages employees to challenge each other's ideas respectfully. However, implementing this practice can be challenging through Amazon's video conferencing software, Chime.

Garman stated that disagreeing via a Chime call is challenging.

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