Top Bankers Sound Alarm That Remote Work Is Starting to Grate

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By Silla Brush and Francine Lacqua

January 26, 2021 at 5:16 PM UTC

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January 26, 2021 at 10:25 PM UTC

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Senior bankers warn that working from home is at risk of not working anymore.

“I don’t think it’s sustainable,” Barclays Plc Chief Executive Officer Jes Staley said Tuesday at the World Economic Forum. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s asset- and wealth-management boss, Mary Erdoes, agreed.