Clearlink's CEO James Clarke reportedly told employees that he believed many remote workers have "quietly quit" and become so brazen that dozens at his company "didn't even open" their laptops for a month. Clarke also appeared to laud the work ethic of one employee who he said "sold their family dog" in order to rise to expectations at work, contrasting it with others who he said "quietly quit their positions, but are taking a paycheck," according to a video of the executive's meeting with employees that was posted by Vice, where part of his speech could be heard. Clearlink is a private company with 800 employees, a company representative told Insider