My company (listed in the LSE) started measuring WFH productivity as soon as Covid started. The unstated objective was to demonstrate WFH reduced productivity,

My company (listed in the LSE) started measuring WFH productivity as soon as Covid started. The unstated objective was to demonstrate WFH reduced productivity, to have an argument to force everybody to go back to the office once the pandemic ended. Metrics were devised by the senior leadership team to serve their purpose. We (dev managers) were tasked with collecting these metrics. After 4-5 months all metrics improved across all teams, so the senior leadership team decided to change them. These new metrics improved as well, so the project was stopped and data was destroyed (lest ICs would find out and have arguments to WFH after the pandemic). Now they’ve started talking about our great office in city center, about the gym, the gaming room, the Friday drinks, the office vibe.