The purpose of the "hybrid working" pitch is to force those who would prefer to work remote back into the central location using "Fear Of Missing Out" (FOMO) I

The purpose of the "hybrid working" pitch is to force those who would prefer to work remote back into the central location using "Fear Of Missing Out" (FOMO) It's essentially another of the very popular nudge tricks that are all the rage at the moment, and will result in everybody being back in the office. The 'choice' on offer isn't a choice at all. It's a management device to all but eliminate remote working and allow them back into their comfort zone. For remote to work everybody has to be remote and work via a central communication device. That way everybody is in the same 'office space' and the culture evolves around that to get the work done. Management then changes natures to suit the remote environment. (Note you can do 'all remote' on a campus - you give everybody an office!) I can guarantee you that if firms were required by law to pay for the time spent commuting, they would all choose to go remote permanently unless there was a physical reason to be in the same space. But it is for the workers to see commuting as part of work time, and calculate what they are getting paid per hour accordingly.