Malcolm "I write from my couch" Gladwell said this? Go look at any article about this topic on LinkedIn, and you will find a bunch of wannabe influencer-manage

Malcolm "I write from my couch" Gladwell said this? Go look at any article about this topic on LinkedIn, and you will find a bunch of wannabe influencer-managers crying about not being able to "shoot the shit over the water-cooler" anymore, and a ton of brave employees telling them that they never, ever want to go back. Sorta interesting that the millionaire class is all about being back in the office, while the rank and file general salaried employee wants no part of it. Wonder why that is? My guesses are that (a) managers want to be seen managing in order to get promotions, and (b) they actually believe that the average employee buys into this "team" bullshit while barely being able to afford day-to-day life. That's dead. They killed it. It's not coming back. Shouldn't have pocketed millions in PPP loans while lobbying against people getting a stimulus check if you didn't want people to notice the star differences between the classes. Also shouldn't have bragged to us about how management, in many of companies that have lost money for years, set aside their quarterly bonuses while still making multiples of what the average employee makes.