Thats not actually what the folks who run these giant companies say….. and from my own management experience , there is no real way to hold folks accountable at home. You need to trust them and knowing plenty of people who still work from home… theyre gaming the system. Doing the bare minimum to get the check. Honestly the author must be getting told to get back to the office.
People who are honest with themselves know they aren’t as productive at home. The ones who say they work harder and better at home are either deceiving themselves so they can deceive you, or just consciously deceiving you.
Sounds like you are hiring the wrong people.
This is not at all the case of everyone who worked from home during Covid. My husband and I were busier than ever, and yes, more productive. There’s a lot of time wasted in many offices that isn’t wasted when you work at home; and a lot of unnecessary interruptions that don’t happen at home.
Everyone knows some people who ‘gamed the system’; but in my experience, the people who do, figure out a way to do it in the office, too. I teleworked for extended times during Covid, and also years ago. Depending on the individual and the type of work, it can be very productive.
You sound like a low-level manager or a bean counter.