Home Depot Co-Founder Rips ‘Entitled’ Generation: ‘Nobody Wants To Work Anymore, Especially Office People’

Home Depot Bernie Marcus, co-founder, shredded the younger “woke generation” Laziness and asserted that “office people” are not motivated to work.

During an interview with a businessman, he commented on interview Fox News reported that businesses across the country are having trouble attracting and retaining young talent. He blamed the phenomenon on a rising socialistic attitude and a sense of entitlement.

“They don’t want to work. Nobody wants to work anymore, especially office people. They want to work three days a week. It’s incredible. How do you have a recession when you have people that don’t want jobs?” He said. “They’re entitled, they’re given everything. The government, in many cases, if you don’t work, you get as much money as when you did work.”

The Committee to Unleash Prosperity performed an analysis and found that federal supplemental unemployment benefits could have been expanded, child tax credit payments made, and food stamp expansions could have been increased. exceed $120,000 in multiple states A more recent version of these programs is available even after the programs expire. study The conservative think tank discovered that the national median income for families with two parents or more can be exceeded by expanded medical subsidies and unemployment insurance.

The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland featured speakers from policymakers and corporate executives discussing the merits of a 4-day workweek. However, the labor market is struggling with a shortage of workers, which is leading to higher inflation. However, the speakers referenced A number of studies have shown that employees prefer flexible or virtual work arrangements. However, there are other studies that show that employers don’t pay the cost of such arrangements. For example, 85% of business leaders believe that shifting to hybrid work is a good idea. “has made it challenging to have confidence that employees are being productive,” According to a study Microsoft

Marcus, Marcus, was the first Chief Executive Officer of Home Depot. ardent supporter of capitalism expressed doubt about the abilities of billionaires to manage the future. “I certainly don’t want to see the woke generation coming up, especially the leaders. I’m watching Davos, what happened in Davos, and they’re recommending spending more money on climate control when we don’t have it,” He went on “We’ve already overspent. And if anything, climate control has caused most of the problems we have today.”

Republicans recently claimed that portfolio firms’ efforts to force portfolio companies to sell fossil fuels to them have contributed to rising energy costs. Several attorneys general filed motions two months ago with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission contending that asset manager Vanguard should be barred from acquiring shares in publicly traded utilities out of a concern that the company’s emissions reduction objectives would hike energy prices and decrease grid reliability.

Marcus refutes companies that become obsessed with maximizing profits and pursuing social goals. “We need leaders who are basically thinking about the shareholders and their employees, and how well the shareholders are doing and their employees,” He said. “And I think today it’s all about woke diversity, things that don’t hit the bottom line.”

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