If I can't trust you to work on your own whether it is in the office or at home you are not someone I want to hire. Babysitting employees is a waste of resources.
Agreed! For high functioning employees. Unfortunately, there is a reason that managers... exist. If everyone was capable of self management, well society would look a lot different.
You sound a bit sarcastic, but the fact of the matter is that its somewhat true.
Go to a college campus, go observe a freshman/sophomore level lecture for a general education (read: fluff) class, then take a look to see what percentage of students are diligently taking notes vs doing literally anything else.
A lot of people are on task, and a lot are browsing the web, playing games, on their phones.