NEW YORK: Citi will institute “Zoom-Free Fridays” and establish an employee day-off in May as firms seek to restore work-life balance amid the pandemic, the bank’s new chief executive announced Tuesday.
Jane Fraser, who took over the top job at Citi earlier this month, said in a note to employees she wants to “reset” life at work in light of complaints of non-stop work days during the pandemic when employees labor at home and participate in non-stop digital meetings.
“After listening to colleagues around the world, it became apparent we need to combat the ‘Zoom fatigue’ that many of us feel,” Fraser said of the Friday ban on Zoom calls.
The policy only pertains to internal…
