India, Feb. 13 -- Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, reaffirmed the financial behemoth's recently implemented five-day return to work policy during a boisterous town hall meeting.

When asked about the in-person work requirement and a backlash petition that has received around 950 signatures, Dimon said, "Don't waste time on it. I don't care how many people sign that ******* petition," drawing laughter from the crowd, as per Reuters.

JPMorgan workers had been venting on internal message boards and even started a petition in an effort to get their manager to reverse the decision, which was revealed on January 10 ahead of a March start date.

The CEO, however, was unwilling to cooperate despite the flurry of complaints. Currently, JPM...