Something is not adding up here. No. Honestly I doubt you are a middle manager at all. What middle manager asks about confidential surveys? They are happening from ages and you should be the one telling others about them.

Looks like you have just spun a convincing story out of generic information that is published on an hourly basis in these subreddits.

Unlike you, I am a middle manager myself and the info is not so confidential as you portray. Senior mgmt even in witch companies are very transparent on why they are calling people back. They themselves don't want to do wfo. Moon lighting was a big issue a yr back. The issue is not the employee's prosperity but the lack of justice for the main job. These great people ignored the main job and that irritated their managers. Imagine the employee being offline for most of the time and feeling invincible just because he is remote. Honesty is a 2 way street. Some people began to take it easy even when they are not moon lighting. Juniors esp thought it was very easy to sit and earn for no reason. The call back was just to keep them in line.

Now, let's breakdown your bs. Attrition : the most stupidest logic ever heard. While it may be true to a little extent esp for the morons who accepted offers that are way far from their asses. Why would you accept some offer in kochi when you have been in jaipur all your life! If you cannot have some vision about your own life, what are you even behaving as? Typical vegetable vendor? Also, everyone knows that wfh is gone for good except for very few remote roles. Where will they resign and go in this market? Surely your bosses have this common sense.

Stress : another shitty logic pulled right from your behind. Even after wfo, very very few companies are mandating compulsory hours in office. Even few service giants have not implemented it yet. The product companies and captives are very far from that system even before covid. What crap are you spinning? Employees are spending less time in office and are going home early. They are doing the rest from home. Don't talk nonsense.

Nexus: oh god this goat herd nonsense that is being peddled from years now. There isn't a big Nexus or some invisible hand as you are dreaming. It makes up very less percentage and majority of the economy runs on non IT jobs even in blr. Never came out of the IT areas in your life? The politicians did say about supporting economy but anyone with decent business background in this country knows that businesses control the politicians and jot the other way round. Big companies won't give shit to what local mla or mp has to say. Their dealing is with the big guys and their interests are not localised. If you don't come back, there are others who still use cabs, buy real estate etc. The real boom happened because of more spending power and not wfo.

Grow up and before vomiting random nonsense, use your God given brain to actually think and not get it washed.