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Surprise! The actual secret source of the woes of American society is, once again, “complete assholes”:

Larry Ferlazzo@larryferlazzo.bsky.social

The Secret Reason Bosses Want Everyone Back in the Office, Every Day of the Week www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/o...

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Yep. And when the biggest names in tech and finance heard the other “thought leaders” ( a phrase that sounds like first-draft ”1984”) they went full FOMO then used it as a pretext to cull the ranks of non-conformists who chose not to RTO, and cover their tails from the 2020-2022 over-hiring.

Lots of instances where they aren't even pretending it's about productivity. My city's mayor recently announced return to office for city employees with the express goal of supporting downtown businesses and restaurants. So costing taxpayers more money to help his buddies in the chamber or commerce.