They're not making this decision from a position of strength. They likely found out that some of their remote workers were outsourcing their work to others.
I regularly work with an IBM support team. The good individuals don't stay long. The ones that stick around are mediocre to clueless. They have some systems training but zero grasp of what the client needs and how to stave off inevitable issues. They're very reactionary instead of proactive.
“They likely found out that some of their remote workers were outsourcing their work to others.”
Good catch.
That makes sense.
The workers were too productive—so productive they could hold down two jobs at once and get both done well (by subcontracting)....