India, March 11 -- Jamie Dimon says that when it comes to working from office, only "people in the middle" protest. The JPMorgan Chase CEO went viral last month for his foul-mouthed tirade against employees requesting work from home after the bank issued a new mandate requiring all 317,000 employees to return to the office five days a week.

He later apologised for his language, but maintained that JPMorgan employees must show up at office five days a week if they want to keep their jobs.

Dimon elaborated upon his RTO stance in a recent interview at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

The 68-year-old CEO was asked by an audience member about his stance on work-from-home. He noted that working remotely is a privilege accorded only ...