[peschu]

Additionally to all the comments, I think it is a challenge for most middle managers and up. Because it becomes obvious who can manage people and who can not. Who is capable of planning tasks and who is not. They have less personal/social leverage => they need to be professionals... and 50% are not ...

In the office there is always an illusion of control and it's easier to come up with ad-hoc tasks.

But in my opinion, managers who don't know what their employees do via remote. They know even less what happens in the office. But sure every one looks busy when the boss is walking the floor... :D maybe that gives them a good feeling.

I personally prefer a mixed week, like 2 days in the office and 3 days remote. But I would say the remote days are more productive in a sense of getting stuff done.

[joyfylbanana]

Managers don't have much idea what employees are doing, them being on site gives them a feeling of things being in control. It is not that surprising, if you think about it business on all level is just a guessing game, and people try to take the reduce their uncertaincies.