In the battle to get back into action, a surprising new player has entered the arena: Martha Stewart.
The 81-year-old media mogul Sports Illustrated Starr said she simply doesn’t understand how hybrid workers can get all their jobs done by going to the office three days a week.
She fears that if remote or hybrid work continues, America will suffer — criticizing its European counterparts who have a looser work-life balance.
In an interview with Shoe newsThe lifestyle expert said: “You can’t get everything done by working three days a week in the office and two days remotely.
“Look at the success France has had with their stupidity… You know, in August, blah blah blah. This is not a very prosperous country,” she said, continuing: “Should America go off the cliff because people don’t want to go back to work?”
Saying that the entire French nation shuts down for a month in August isn’t quite true, with so many shops and attractions It remains open all summer—especially in tourist destinations.
The French tend to take some of their vacation in July or August – employees are entitled to 30 days of annual leave to use throughout the year – and Even names For those who take time in July – the young ones – or August – the early ones.
Stewart – who previously worked as a stockbroker – added that she was on “a rampage” to get people across the US back to their offices.
This isn’t the first time Stewart has declared her strong opinions about the business.
In 2021, I shared an anecdote with her Harper’s Bazaar About calling an employee on Sunday he told her they couldn’t talk because they were in the bathroom.
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia said the interaction made it clear she “couldn’t work” with the individual, but said she would have paid allowances if the employee was unable to speak on Sunday for religious reasons.
“If you can’t talk on Sundays and you’re angry that I call you on Sundays – you know, if you’re a terribly religious person, I take that into consideration,” Stewart –who also spent five months in jail on multiple criminal charges– tell the magazine. But I knew this guy wasn’t a terribly religious person. It’s exciting! Action is exciting. I want people to feel that way about business.”
“terrifying” calendar
Other CEOs who mandate their workers return to the office have been criticized for not returning themselves — but Stewart wants to practice what she preaches.
“I haven’t stopped at all. You should see my calendar,” she said.
In the past year, Stewart launched a podcast, expanded her CBD business, struck a deal with Skechers, launched a new immersive retail experience with Amazon and created three new TV shows with Roku.
She worked five days a week in lockdown and even filmed a TV show from her home in Bedford, New York. Self-made billionaire open.
“I was raised to do what I want to do when I want to do it as much as I can do,” Stewart added. “The thing I always say is be curious and keep learning something new every day.”
It was time for women to “step up,” she added, explaining: “Women are scared. They’ve lived through the pandemic. They’ve lived through the #MeToo movement, which has made many of them uncomfortable. But it’s also empowered women to speak out.”
Stewart, who counts rapper Snoop Dogg among her friends and colleagues, has also been open about the fact that work-life balance has eluded her.
Balancing a successful career with a home life is one of Steward’s “hardest things to do.” for CNN in 2018.
“This very tricky balancing act for most of us just didn’t work for me. Oh I can do this and I can do all that” I thought — I had to sacrifice marriage because of the lure of great work. But I don’t regret it at all because what I did is something bigger and better than just one marriage. probably.
“It’s impossible for most of us to have that balance,” she said.