> The management want return to office and that's it. I believe this is the truth. I worked for a startup 20 years ago and the founder told us all to come in e

> The management want return to office and that's it. I believe this is the truth. I worked for a startup 20 years ago and the founder told us all to come in early in the morning and look as busy as possible, because key investors were touring the office. He told us that they wanted to see where their money was going and we need to play our part. Normally we worked nights and weekends at home and in the office, but the management class actually want to see us sweat IRL. Another part of this is the management class has a herd mentality. If they see another dominant manager with some modicum of success do something, they will mindlessly copy it.