This. What’s the point of finally getting that corner office if there’s no one to feel superior over?
I’m sure this is true for some businesses, but there are also tons of businesses that have no vested interest in commercial real estate. It doesn’t explain all of it.
Honestly I think a much better explanation is that on average, bosses like being in the office and they don’t understand why everyone isn’t like them. Top leadership tends to be extroverted and they got where they are by lots of networking. They don’t have enough appreciation that for a lot of other types of people and types of jobs, being in the office just makes things harder.
w3dd1e@lemm.ee 5 months ago
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 5 months ago
You also have items in the article noting that managers who saw drops in performance during the pandemic were the ones most likely to pull people into the office. So it seems like some managers saw issues with group performance and going back to the office was seen as a way to resolve the issue.
PutangInaMo@lemmy.world 5 months ago
It’s not a singular issue. You both have valid points.
It’s also about local economies losing the market share they had pre 2020. Every business in between your house and your job loses revenue. And all of that encompasses local tax revenue.
In other words it’s completely changed the commuting economy in it’s entirety. From the top down and those who have vested interests want that back.
The_v@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Those are actual logical reasons. I personally think it’s more emotional.
For most of the last 100 years the corner office with a view and all sorts of luxuries has been a “reward” for middle to upper management.
Now nobody gives a shit about those offices. It hurts their feelers that nobody gives a shit about their perks anymore.
PutangInaMo@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Absolutely, it’s a huge cultural shift. And it happened quick too, which humans aren’t really good at reacting to.
I think every reason you can imagine plays a role in it. But yeah the cultural norms are a huge part of it, we’ve been conditioned to view those things as success.