What is it with the trending focus on the negativities of remote work? Are all the corporations trying to promote in-office work as a justification for buying

What is it with the trending focus on the negativities of remote work? Are all the corporations trying to promote in-office work as a justification for buying offices in an attempt to hedge against inflation with property? I wonder how the conversation on remote/hybrid/local office would go if real estate was not a financial instrument...