A small donation to Harvard and we'll get our "study" with supporting data to show how much more productive people are in the office. To answer your question t

A small donation to Harvard and we'll get our "study" with supporting data to show how much more productive people are in the office. To answer your question though: the number of people who are motivated and disciplined enough to be productive remotely is in the minority. Most managers don't know how to manage remote teams (they need to micromanage or they can't fall asleep at night). Most people do the bare minimum at the office and do even less from home. This is fine when the times are good, but when times are difficult, then everyone feels the squeeze.