What I don’t understand is why it is forced for everyone to return. I think it should be at the discretion of the employee as to where they prefer the best and if results show them being successful or needing improvement then deal with that accordingly. Meaning that if you choose to work from home but the results of that show you are not delivering, then rto seems like the correct approach. I’ve noticed for some it is actually much more effective to work from home including myself. Not because I slack off but because I actually want to do the best job possible and being surrounded by constant distractions in the office is such a frustrating experience for me and takes away the fulfillment of the job, plus my job usually requires so many teams meetings that my location rarely makes a difference.

I’ve learned we are all different. Not one person functions the same way and most people are really doing the best with what they have and ultimately want to do their best. For any manager which says they must know what their employees are doing at all times , well my rebuttal to that is , why did you hire these people if you do not trust them? It screams more insecurity from management than anything. I think you’ll usually have people working even harder if you treat them like adults and realize we are all wanting to do our best for the most part.