The Real Reason Bosses Want You Back in the Office Full Time (It's Not Productivity)

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35. I disagree with the premise of this

Certainly there are some industries where it might be true. And certainly there are some industries where work from home is fine.

I will tell you from 35 years in my industry that it sucks and many of my peers agree. I totally understand why people want to do it but it definitely makes it harder to function in a collaborative environment.

I also think it is bad for any kind of corporate morale because people feel less connected to the companies they work for. I get that there is less personal connection in modern corporate life but to whatever degree it is attempted, this trend has sucked the life further out of it.

Pre-covid, we had a thriving office with 25 people in it and now we have a morgue where we usually have a quarter of that.

I would also say it is dangerous from an employee standpoint to become a nameless/faceless input-output machine. Once you have convinced someone that your presence isn't necessary it is a much shorter leap to outsourcing to overseas or AI.

I know it is an unpopular opinion but I stand by the opinion.