At the end of the day, wfh is a serious benefit for workers. “Return” to office can’t just be seen as a return to “normal”, it’s effectively a pay/benefit cut.

At the end of the day, wfh is a serious benefit for workers. “Return” to office can’t just be seen as a return to “normal”, it’s effectively a pay/benefit cut. If you’re going to cut my pay for non performance related reasons, you better know that you’re completely destroying your credibility with me. The merits of the gains to productivity, whether true or not, don’t really matter. Cutting salaries across the board benefits the company similarly. You can’t spin that as a positive to the individual employee.