[MuffinFlavored]

> productivity has been lower the last few years

Any statistics to back that up? I've read both narratives (this one and the one that conflicts it) countless times over the Internet the past few years. I have no idea what is true.

A lot of people defend work from home and say it makes people more productive/work more overall. If that were the case, why are some of the brightest companies like Google/Apple against it?

[nytesky]

Not sure about stats, but it’s definitely the impression of companies leadership.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/10/31/productiv...

[mattgreenrocks]

It's hard to be surprised by this.

The pandemic may have acted like a reset on how work could fit into one's life. There's no going back from a perspective like that. I suspect that the idea of a career ladder simply doesn't work as well on younger generations as it may once have, for it may assume that growth occurs (making room for people).

It also assumes that people trust institutions to take care of them.