JP Morgan Chase CEO, has once again defended his stance against remote work.
Jamie Dimon´s constant criticisms of remote work have made him a champion of the return-to-office culture shift.
It took place while he was speaking at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business last week.
Mr Dimon said he has had enough of the common work-from-anywhere practice, which doesn’t work in his business.
A student questioned him about his remarks from a company town hall where he criticized hybrid work policies.
The CEO countered that he respected employees’ rights to choose remote work and favoured it when proved effective.
Consequently, 10% of his employees worked from home and the company set up virtual call centers in Baltimore and Detroit.
“They’re highly effective. They work from home. They’re mostly minorities. That’s why we did it. So I’m not against it where it works,” he said.
However, the CEO once again stated that he would never allow personal preferences to control corporate strategy.
He referred to people that never had remote work, even through the pandemic: “You got UPS, FedEx, manufacturers, agriculture, hospitals, schools, nurses, sanitation, firemen and military. They all worked.”
He said the only group of people that were unhappy with the return to the office were “the people of the middle,” such as corporate workers.
He explained, “You all may not know this, but 60 per cent of Americans worked the whole time.”
Jamie Dimon said he wanted employees back in the office because he believed younger people were being left behind.
Although it might not initially appear like a major problem, over time, “remote workers eventually lose out on important opportunities”.
