Posted on 05/18/2025 8:19:11 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon told young workers “you can’t learn working from your basement.” And it’s not just Gen Zers that benefit from face-time in the office, the Wall Street exec also said his 5-day in office mandate will help management and push workers to innovate.
Wall Street has shifted back to office times of old—in-person five days a week, with staffers scrambling for desks and crowding around water coolers. JPMorgan’s CEO Jamie Dimon, who instituted a strict RTO mandate in January, said it’s all critical to the careers of Gen Z.
“It is an apprenticeship system,” Dimon said in an interview with Bloomberg on Thursday, while adding that in-office time ensures young staffers pick up best practices from their seniors. “You can’t learn working from your basement.”
Plus, while some may be less than pleased about the mandate right now, he added, “I think our employees will be happier over time.”
The CEO has been outspoken on the return-to-office debate. But Dimon also understands the appeal of logging in from home; remote work can pan out well for some companies and certain roles. Dimon is just adamant that in-person is the best thing for his business—and no one is swaying his choice.
“I gave a very detailed answer about why [work from home] doesn’t work for young people, why it doesn’t work for management, why it doesn’t work for innovation,” Dimon said. “I completely applaud your right to not want to go to the office every day. But you’re not going to tell JPMorgan what to do.”
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Right back at ya. I’ve worked remotely in IT running a medium to large sized county’s 911 systems. I can tell you that most of my colleagues took it easy working remotely during the Scamdemic and were impossible to reach or get to do any work.
Now that might be due to the fact that it’s local government but I stay on sights like glass door etc which lament the same issue.
And yes I’ve worked swing shifts ABC and had to work around the clock many times in my 45 years of work history.
He’s not wrong. Despite what many on FR think, 95% of people do less work and are MUCH less productive than working at the job.
Exactly but read the whole thread and at least 1/3 of them will deny reality...
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