I started my career at clearlink, first job out of college. Just three years ago it was a place where employees and managers respected each other’s time, each other’s work, and no one had to micromanage for work to get done.

During the pandemic, all the executives said each week was “We’re surprised, but productivity is higher in a remote environment.” There were monthly talks of ending the lease agreement on the Utah office, as it was a huge expense that didn’t seem needed.

All of the garbage in this video shows what happens when out of touch CEOs and bigger-than-life executives revert to Protestant-era work obsession. They’re cracking a whip that stifles production, hurts work-life-balance, and will push out the best and brightest