Goldman Sachs boss David Solomon, who has drawn derision from the rank-and-file over the corporate’s back-to-work edict, has pulled the plug on Summer Fridays.
The Wall Street investment giant recently told staffers the firm will crack down on those that aren’t at their desks five days a week.
“While there’s flexibility when needed, we’re simply reminding our employees of our existing policy,” human resources chief Jacqueline Arthur said in a statement to The Post.
“Now we have continued to encourage employees to work in the office five days a week.”
The renewed emphasis comes as Goldman’s Wall Street headquarters was described as “totally dead” on Fridays now that interns have gone and a large variety of employees opt to work remotely to get an early start on the weekend, sources told The Post.
Solomon, who has been dogged by critical coverage because the bank’s profits have sagged this 12 months, has taken great pride in bringing employees back to the office.
Nonetheless, the prodding right before Labor Day didn’t sit well with most of the firm’s staff.
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“I feel David’s really missing (one other) trick if he thinks sending out that five-day note at this point will gain friends,” one worker who insisted he has no plans to follow the policy told The Post.
Other sources said it was aggravating that strict attendance can be such a priority when the morale on the bank is already so dismal.
Others noted that Goldman’s relatively high attendance — in comparison with other banks like Citi and JPMorgan — hasn’t appeared to profit the corporate.
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Goldman, whose earnings were down 58% in essentially the most recent quarter, faces multiple investigations into its disastrous handling of advising Silicon Valley Bank before its collapse, took a drastic write-down of its Greensky acquisition and is considering a sale of its investment advisory unit.
One other source said the push from top management was unnecessary since most employees were more likely to return on their very own accord after Labor Day.