There are N classes of people working at companies but lets be reductionist here and say theres a Value Producing Category and a Value Measuring Category. Lets

There are N classes of people working at companies but lets be reductionist here and say theres a Value Producing Category and a Value Measuring Category. Lets call theses Developers and Managers. If all is going swimmingly well with Devs and Managers working from home ... it wont be long before someone who pays the managers starts asking the question of why managers are needed at all. The devs seem to be producing just fine without any face time from management. They're clearly not adding much in the way of eyes on supervision or the occasional chair kick. Developers and others with a demonstrable skill set that produces measurable output want to continue to work from home. Those with the inverse of this situation want everyone to return to the office such that they can continue to demonstrate their value proposition and continue vesting and cashing paychecks. Thats how it seems to me - Middle management is scared.