They’re at it again. The City’s power brokers, fresh off their pandemic humility, are now marching to a new drumbeat: “Back to the office, everyone!” Yesterday’s Financial Times headline could have been written by HR: “City firms order workers back to the office as WFH perks end.” The message is clear—your flexibility was a temporary glitch, not a new normal.
For years, companies have told us that work is about results. That output matters more than where you work. But now? They’re flipping the script. Suddenly, physically being in an office is a “performance metric.” Let’s be clear: this is not about collaboration. This is not about productivity. This is about control. The Real Reasons…
When COVID-19 hit, the world shut down. Offices emptied overnight. Millions were forced to work from home, and for the first time, we realized:
We don’t actually need to be in the office.