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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want their remote workers back at the office, every one of those companies are being almost propaganda machines which do not cite sound scientific studies but cite each other and interviews with higher ups in top companies that "remote workers are less productive".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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[-] rambaroo@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It wasn't a new idea and it wasn't rage bait. My company internally praised us for increased productivity during the pandemic, and now they're trying to gaslight us into RTO.

This isn't about productivity. These companies are lying. This is 100% about real estate investments, tax breaks, and flexing power over their employees' lives. They were scared by how much employee power grew during the pandemic and they'll invent whatever bullshit lie they can to sweep that under the rug.

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