This doesn't really match my observation, at least at a megacorp. Line managers seem to support remote work at roughly the same rate as ICs. The mandates are co

This doesn't really match my observation, at least at a megacorp. Line managers seem to support remote work at roughly the same rate as ICs. The mandates are coming from execs, who are absolutely nowhere near the "I need smalltalk to understand productivity" situation. I instead see this as part of an industry-wide pushback against rising compensation and power among engineers.