Martha Stewart is not fond of remote work.
The 81-year-old media mogul slammed the practice, predicting that it will lead to the tragic downfall of America or the United States (US).
Martha Stewart vs. Remote Work
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 29: Martha Stewart speaks onstage at the Good Health is Good Business panel at The Town Hall during 2016 Advertising Week New York on September 29, 2016 in New York City.
Working from home has been widely popular amid the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling employees to continue their daily grind despite the global restrictions. Even in the post-pandemic world, remote work prevailed in numerous companies as they adopted the hybrid setup.
However, according to CNN, Stewart is against the remote work setup, which allows employees to do their jobs in the comfort of their homes.
The multi-hyphenate, Stewart, criticized the hybrid setup, which mixes office and remote work, in her recent interview with the Footwear News magazine.
The TV host, entrepreneur, and book author says employees cannot "possibly get everything done working three days a week in the office and two days remotely."
She then compared the US to France, describing the latter as "not a very thriving country." Stewart pointed out the "success of France with their stupid, you know, off for August, blah blah blah."
The TV personality warns that the US could face the same fate as France. She blurts out, "Should America go down the drain because people [do not] want to go back to work?"
Besides slamming remote work, Stewart says she continued with her daily grind despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which triggered lockdown restrictions in various parts of the world. She claims that she still worked five times a week.
The entrepreneur also told Footwear News that the big boss or the CEO "should always be available" instead of relying on "hierarchy," as per The New York Post. The long-time TV personality claims that she will take out the garbage if nobody did. She will even wash the floor if she has to do it herself.
And in turn, she wants employees or workers to also be available for a phone call even on their rest days every weekend. She shared a scenario, wherein an employee told her that he was taking a bath, so he could not talk during that moment. She told the magazine that she knew she could not work with people like that.
Remote Work in the US
According to a recent report by Business Insider, most remote workers agree to take a pay cut just to keep their preferred setup - working from home.
A Washington Post and Ipsos survey shows that roughly 55 percent of US workers would sacrifice their pay for remote work.
CNN notes that Kastle Systems data says the office occupancy has yet to return to pre-pandemic numbers. Only 48 percent are occupied.
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