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.

  • Obviously, the dude owns commercial real estate. Of course he’s talking shit about people that don’t want to go to the office.

    I’m never going back to an office. Started my own business and never looking back. Information workers don’t need offices, period.

    Dude probably can’t wait to replace his own office staff with AI. Tell him to eat shit.