I used to work at this office as a consultant for Charter. When our contract began, we (the consultants) all did our work remotely, we were highly productive,

I used to work at this office as a consultant for Charter. When our contract began, we (the consultants) all did our work remotely, we were highly productive, and making real changes in their organization. Then we were required to come in once a week... fine. The commute is brutal but we're getting paid. The thing was though... we didn't typically interact with anyone there. We had a few consultants that did, but they were in that office anyway. Then they wanted us there every day. No empty seats, WFH discouraged. I quit. They wanted engineers literally to fill extra seats they had to make the office "look busy" for when execs came to town. Productivity dropped, turnover increased (it was already bad), and now this happens. I hope the companies that enforce these rules face hard challenges ahead with acquiring a solid workforce. Employees are not the enemy, they are the company, let them work as they work best.