JPMorgan’s and WeWork’s CEOs say remote work doesn’t work for young, ambitious, and engaged staff, and research shows there are perks to returning to the office for young workers

JPMorgan’s and WeWork’s CEOs say remote work doesn’t work for young, ambitious, and engaged staff, and research shows there are perks to returning to the office for young workers

As businesses decide what the future of the workplace will look like, including whether employees will need to return to the office, two prominent CEOs have voiced concerns. During The Wall Street Journal's on May 4, said that working remotely "does not work" for young people or "those who want to hustle." And during The Journal's Future of Everything Festival last week, said it was "pretty obvious that those who are overly engaged with the company want to go to the office two-thirds of the time at least." Dimon and Mathrani ruffled some feathers, but research suggests they might have a point. Three recent surveys found younger or early-career workers are feeling less productive at home. And experts told Insider they think being in the office has benefits for young workers that they might only get by coming into the office. Based on recent employee surveys, Gen Zers report feeling less productive than older generations. One survey found that 60% of Gen Z respondents "say they are merely surviving or flat-out struggling right now." A asked 1,200 US workers how productive they were feeling working from home. About 34% of respondents with zero to five years of work experience were