'Hurting society' | Malcolm Gladwell says WFH is bad - the data & his own actions say otherwise

Author Malcom Gladwell has claimed that employees working from home are “hurting society”, despite him previously expressing a distaste for offices.

Taking part in the Diary Of A CEO podcast, the best-selling Canadian author offered his opinions on the psychological impact of remote working, while predicting that any impending recession would lead staff currently ‘sitting in their pyjamas’ back to the office as a result of growing home running costs.

Gladwell told host Steven Bartlett: “It's very hard to feel necessary when you're physically disconnected.”

He went on: “As we face the battle that all organisations are facing now in getting people back into the office, it's really hard to explain this core psychological truth, which is we want you to have a feeling of belonging and to feel necessary.