Steve Schwarzman of the Blackstone group said staff want to work from home so they can save money

The boss of the world’s biggest commercial landlord has accused remote workers of staying away from the office because it means they “don’t work as hard” and can save money.

Steve Schwarzman, the chief executive of investment firm the Blackstone group, made the claims about hybrid staff while speaking on a panel at the Future Investment Initiative summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

In remarks first reported by Bloomberg, he said employees had kept working from home because “they didn’t work as hard, regardless of what they tell you” and also due to the savings they make on their daily commute, lunches and work attire.

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    1 year ago

    Commercial landlord. LOL, like this douchebag has a clue what he is talking about.

    Translation: These remote workers are costing me money!!!

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      It’s more like. I can’t micro manage and control this aspect of their lives. I need them to be dependant on the meager scraps I give them so they keep crawling back. Also I want to go into people’s homes while they’re away and it’s harder to do when they’re home all the time.

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        1 year ago

        That’s their boss, this is a corporate landlord crying because he’s losing tenants to corporate office space downsizing because of remote work.