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The chief executive officer of a multi-million dollar company has blasted employees who work-from-home, labelling the concept 'w***ing from home'.
Ruslan Kogan, founder of online retailer Kogan.com, said only a certain type of worker insisted on not coming into the office.
'Those for whom working from home is so important are typically the people you don't want working from home,' he said in an Instagram video.
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he → see → video
'You probably don't even want them at your organisation.'
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The 43-year-old said the best type of employees were the complete opposite.
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type → say → employees
'The people who are the most productive, the most engaged are typically those that don't really care where they're working from,' Mr Kogan said.
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Kogan → care → where
'They don't mind a bit of flexibility every now and then, but they don't really care that much about work from home.'
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Mr Kogan said the working from home debate frustrated him because he believed young people and graduates were missing out on valuable workplace experience.
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Ruslan Kogan, founder of online retailer Kogan.com, said only a certain type of worker insisted on not coming into the office
Some Aussies agreed with Mr Kogan, saying they believed it was better to work in the office (stock image)
'I remember as a graduate, going into meetings, watching others, learning, taking it all in, asking questions, interacting with various departments, having incidental conversations around the office, trying to be seen and trying to be engaged,' he said.
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'You can't do that by clicking a video call link every now and then, so it's really hurting graduates and young recruits in organisations, the people that are the future of the country.
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Some Aussies agreed with Mr Kogan, saying they believed it was better to work in the office.
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it → agree → office
'I loathe working from home personally because I feel so unproductive and at the end of the day, I always regret not going into the office.
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In the office, I smash it,' one said.
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'So true, especially as an English as a second language graduate, I learned so much just being there, engaging in conversations, and getting into the rooms I wouldn’t have otherwise been invited,' a second said.
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One of the main benefits of kids going to school, outside of the formal education, is to develop social skills by interacting and being around other people.
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Work places are no different,' another added.
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Others disagreed with Mr Kogan, arguing working-from-home made life easier.
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I put in 50 days of overtime that I'm not paid for,' one said.
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Mr Kogan said the working from home debate frustrated him because he believed young people and graduates were missing out on valuable workplace experience
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If I had to spend two hours travelling every day it would not be possible.
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'Working from home allows me to do things during the day, so I can do overtime without worrying that I should be doing other things.
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'I think younger workers are more concerned with being effective in their job instead of performative in regards to office politics,' a second said.
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'Would you prefer someone who’s highly skilled and effective or someone who walks around the office having conversations and trying to be seen?'
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who → prefer → conversations
'There is no argument about it, work from home works,' a third said.
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third → be → home
'I never take sick days because I’m always on even when sick!'
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