“They couldn’t care less about productivity.”
Is productivity up? Or down?
The talent pool is separated, maybe that kills inertia. I would think so.
I used to remote in when I was on vacation, I’d go down to Florida and hang out at the beach and during the god-awful hot time of day I would go back into the beachfront condo that I was staying at and push buttons on the laptop for a couple hours maybe three, and that way... I wouldn’t have a gigantic pile of work waiting for me when I got back into the office a week or two later.
It was a great arrangement.
My husband did work on vacation just like that. When our kids were little 2,5, and 7, it drove me nuts, but I dealt with it. He has a strong work ethic, which I’m sure you do, too.
Hubby has been working from his home office for 15 years. He has worked at all hours of the night, if the clients across the globe needed his help. He can handle being in the office, too, if that’s needed. It’s just whatever is most helpful.
Some people are self-starters and are very productive without going into an office. And I totally get to it wanting to be behind when you come back from vacation. The work doesn’t stop just because you’re out of the office.