Goldman Sachs boss says working from home “not the new normal”

"It's not a new normal. It's an aberration that we're going to correct as soon as possible"

Working from home has been a way of life for most of us these past 12 months. For the vast majority of us, it's been a good thing. It cuts out the commute, helps our productivity and - just in case we needed it - lets us spend even more time with the people we live with. Some of the benefits of working from home - particularly the increase in workers' productivity - have prompted some business owners to consider allowing for more of it as the country gradually eases its way out of restrictions in the months ahead. Not everyone, however, is a fan of the idea of working from home becoming a more permanent legacy of pandemic life. Amongst them is Goldman Sachs boss David Solomon, who has rejected suggestions that remote working is the "new normal". Whereas he said the investment bank had operated with "less than 10%" of their workforce in the office throughout 2020, Solomon told a conference on Wednesday that working from home did not suit the work culture of Goldman Sachs.