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Earlier in the pandemic many news and magazine organizations would proudly write about how working from home always actually can lead to over working and being too "productive". I am yet to collect some evidence on it but I think we remember a good amount about this.

Now after a bunch of companies want their remote workers back at the office, every one of those companies are being almost propaganda machines which do not cite sound scientific studies but cite each other and interviews with higher ups in top companies that "remote workers are less productive". This is further cementing the general public's opinion on this matter.

And research that shows the opposite is buried deep within any search results.

Have you noticed this? Please share what you have observed. I'm going paranoid about this.

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[–] HerrLewakaas@feddit.de 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Why? Just let people work wherever the fuck they want to, no reason to divide society. If anything, division is just a tool for companies to manipulate us into doing what they want us to

[–] Gingernate@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago

I think it was forced because of covid. Now that covid isint an issue, I completely agree

[–] meldroc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think a lot of it is crappy control-freak managers, used to "managing by walking around", who feel lost when all the peons are out and working remote.

The companies that let workers act on their own recognizance are most likely far more pleasant to work for, while the companies that have a million little rules and do things like forced RTO tend to be the ones with asshole bosses that are miserable workplaces.

[–] Aux@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Because people are different.