'They just watch TV' | Lord Sugar's latest WFH rant is, ironically, full of lazy stereotypes

Lord Alan Sugar has branded people who work from home 'lazy gits' who should be sacked for not returning to the office.

The Apprentice star and business magnate posted a series of tweets claiming people were “watching golf and tennis at home” instead of working, and that remote workers should be paid less because of their savings on travel costs.

Lord Sugar’s rant came in response to a tweet suggesting that the UK Government was considering selling off some of its Whitehall offices, valued at £1.5billion, which have been left empty due to the number of civil servants still opting to work from home.

Lazy gits watching golf and tennis at home while they supposed to be working. We the tax payer are paying the. Get them back to the office or fire them https://t.co/QkIg2r2IDL

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