What is the "it's for the children" rationale? I would imagine wfh for the parents would be better for kids as they would get to spend more time with their parents.
Yes, but you’re thinking about human beings and not employees. The “it’s for the kids” rationale is “kids joining out of college need oldsters to be physically present to learn how to do their job.” My belief is it’s the opposite - the kids coming out of remote college with good grades can teach the oldsters how to be successful at a different way of working. But the truth of the matter is it’s not about either. It’s about people holding onto the way they did things because they can’t imagine a different way.