Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Fortune
Fortune
Kylie Robison

'Asking for a friend': Marc Benioff wants to know why Salesforce pandemic hires aren't as productive

CEO of Salesforce Marc Benioff sitting in an interview with a black suit (Credit: David Odisho/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff told employees on Friday that staffers hired during the pandemic have not been as productive as previous generations of workers.

In a message to staff in the #all-salesforce Slack channel which contains 86,000 members, Benioff said that employees hired during the pandemic in 2021 and 2022 are "especially facing much lower productivity." He then asked for feedback and thoughts about what might be causing the problem.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.