Both sides of the RTO dispute are missing one thing: most people work in a mass surveillance environment. We know who submitted what, when, and from where. Not to mention telemetry will get better and better with improving AI. It doesn’t really matter if you work remotely or in office. (I guess for now chatting with coworkers and playing ping pong in the office isn’t tracked yet.) Both have pros and cons which is why most sane places have hybrid schedules to get the benefit of both and limit the cons of both work styles. I suspect the companies that are forcing RTO are really looking to do a soft layoff. What it tells me is that the company is facing financial difficulties.