New York CNN —Private-equity billionaire Stephen Schwarzman doesn’t think office workers worked hard enough during Covid-19. “It was actually more profitable for them to stay home because one, they didn’t work as hard, regardless of what they told you. For example, about 58% of Manhattan office workers were at their workplace on an average weekday in late August and September, according to a survey from the Partnership for New York City. Just 12% of Manhattan office workers are in the office full time, according to that survey. Schwarzman, the Blackstone CEO, estimated that 20% of US office buildings are vacant and another 20% are leased but empty.

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