During a speech Wednesday, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey took a jab at remote workplaces while touting the benefits of downtown Minneapolis.
Speaking at the annual meeting of the Downtown Minneapolis Council, Mayor Frey, a Democrat, joked that telecommuting ultimately makes you a “loser.”
“I don’t know if you saw this study the other day, what this study clearly shows … is when people who have the ability to come downtown but don’t,” explained Frey.
“When they’re staying at home, sitting on their couch with their bad cat blanket, diddlin’ on their laptop. If they do that for a few months, you lose. It’s a study. We’re not the losers, are we?”
Frey’s comments were met with laughter from the crowd.
Many office spaces and businesses in downtown Minneapolis have reportedly been vacant and abandoned since the COVID-19 pandemic, with companies turning to remote work models.
Frey urged people to return to the city center as telecommuting has allegedly caused a negative impact on the city centre’s economy.
“Come experience the greatness of downtown,” Frey said. “Back to work.”
FOX 9 questioned the mayor about where the alleged study came from.
Speaking at the annual meeting of the Downtown Minneapolis Council, Mayor Frey, a Democrat, joked that telecommuting ultimately makes you a “loser.” FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul/YouTube Frey is urging people to return to the city center as remote working has allegedly caused a negative impact on the city centre’s economy. FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul/YouTube Many office spaces and businesses in downtown Minneapolis have been reported to be empty and vacant since the COVID-19 pandemic, with companies turning to remote work models. Shutterstock
A spokesperson for the mayor spoke up and told Fox 9 that Frey was joking, and that the study was not true.
“We are winners, we are resilient, we are tough, we are strong, we are innovative,” the mayor concluded. “We rose to the challenge, we got knocked down seven times, and we got back up eight times. That is who we are as a city.”
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