Exercising some tact takes effort and even skill. Throwing a fit makes them look like they're at the mercy of their employee's whims / can't handle feedback that they don't even have to abide by.
Dimon is in charge right? Make whatever rule you want and roll on like an adult...
Jamie could say "We support flexible work as long as our performance targets are being met," but he cannot. "We trust our workers to do the best work where they want to work," but he does not trust his workers. It's just how he's wired. "Do what I say or else." You can't take the bully out of some people.
This rant appears to be about why he's not reversing the rules on being five days in office, which is going into force in march, not about making new ones. Presumably he's fed up with being asked for more WFH.
>Throwing a fit makes them look like they're at the mercy of their employee's whims
It kind-of seems this way from the transcription, but from the recording it's more clear that he's light-heartedly speaking in a somewhat bombastic way to a laughing town hall audience.