I’m in IT as well.
I’ve seen several of my former coworkers laid off in the last few years due to them not being properly responsive to requests from work for whatever reason.
Those who were bright enough to at least respond when queried are still here, but have to now occasionally come into the downsized office we moved to since we don’t need the same amount of space due to the bulk of our people now working from home.
I’ve seen the results of what has happened and as I stated before, some jobs will do fine with WFH, but most are not enhancing the company’s productivity working from home, but in fact have made matters “worse” for the company as a whole from an overall analysis.
This has only been a thing for a few years, so it’s difficult to tell how it will work out in the long run. For some jobs, it probably makes good sense. For others, it may be a big mistake that doesn’t show itself for a while.
We’ll see.
I’m not sure WFH will turn out for the better in the long run. This seemingly ideal situation has apparently crashed head-on into human nature, which with some people, practically mandates getting as little done as possible without getting fired.
Recently, Wells-Fargo fired a bunch of WFH employees, because they had apparently installed software on their work computers that mimicked mouse movements and keystrokes, so they could loaf off, whatever. Fortunately, Wells-Fargo caught on to the scam and rightfully canned their @$$es. Then there are the stories of WFH employees who sell their services to companies like Red China, effectively endangering both their employers and the USA.