'Admit it doesn't work' | Martha Stewart slams remote work - is she out of touch?

As more companies mandate that workers must return to the office and the remote work debate continues, another public figure has come out to contest the work model that came into fruition over the pandemic.

In an interview with Footwear News, Martha Stewart came down on companies currently adopting remote or hybrid work, saying “you can’t possibly get everything done working three days a week in the office and two days remotely.”

The 81-year-old TV personality and businesswoman went on to reference companies in France who allow their staff to take holidays between July or August, with some workers receiving 30 days a year of paid annual leave.

"Look at the success of France with their stupid…you know, off for August, blah blah blah, Stewart continued. "That’s not a very thriving country. Should America go down the drain because people don’t want to go back to work?”