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by devdude1337 1022 days ago
Companies do not have missions. They are mandated to earn money - a simple and clear goal. Everything else companies proclaim is what I like to call: social substitution currency. These are used to motivate employees to put more effort in their work than is required by terms of their contracts, and is also used as a marketing tool.

Now a full remote worker is much less influenced by peer pressure and thereby the substitution currency won’t work effectively. That’s one reason why CEOs want them back at the office