Jamie Dimon wants to ban the ‘disrespectful’ habit of checking emails in meetings

• Jimmy Damon, CEO of Jpmorgan Chase, Employees want to stop checking emails during meetings, describing the habit as unauthorized and unbearable. In his annual share of shareholders, Damon also shared a broader advice in the workplace, than avoiding terms to maintain a balance between work and life, and commented on economic issues such as global definitions.

Jimmy Damon wants employees to stop checking their emails during meetings.

In his annual letter of shareholders published on Monday, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase said he wanted to stop usually “disrespect” to read emails or texts during meetings.

“I see people at meetings all the time who gets personal notifications and texts or who read emails. This must stop. It is not respected. It is waste time,” Damon wrote. Instead, employees urged “meetings”, saying that he always offers 100 % discussions of his focus.

The prominent banking executive also had another advice at the workplace for employees, and encouraged them to “work more intelligent, and no longer.”

“Do not read the same email two or three times. Most of them can be processed immediately. Although all this seems dangerous, we make work fun. We spend the vast majority of waking up hours at work – it is our duty to make it enjoyable and satisfactory.” “And another important: Take care of yourself. If you don’t take care of yourself, this does not work.”

He also advised the employees to “avoid Pablum” and obtain “disposal of terms”, described as “Pee Peee”.

Damon is known for his strong views about the culture of the workplace, especially working remotely. It was historically a strong preacher to return to the office. JPMorgan Chase requires that they return to the office five days a week. Earlier this year, in a leaked audio recording of the JPMORGAN town hall, Dimon could have been heard that he was denying that he was frustrated from the remote work in a scream for eight minutes.

Recently, he slightly diluted his accent at home, while admitting that individuals have the right to set the priorities of flexible arrangements, but maintaining that companies ultimately decide what is best for them.

Damon addressed many other things in the letter, including Trump’s global tariffs, which caused chaos in the stock market recently. The CEO called for a more moderate approach than administration, and he wrote that the economy is facing a “major turmoil” and indicates the repercussions of an escalating trade war.

“The faster this problem is solved, the better because some negative effects increase cumulative and will be difficult to do so,” Damon wrote in his message, as he joined a increasing list of business leaders who oppose Trump’s tariff. Bill Akman and Eileon Musk also expressed their opposition to comprehensive global tariffs.

This story was originally shown on Fortune.com

2025-04-08 15:38:00