The people advocating for a return to the office and an end to remote work seem to almost always be rich, white, cishet, abled men who, if they have children, have a spouse that picks up their slack. Remote work is more accessible, inclusive, and safe for marginalized people. https://fortune.com/2023/05/05/openai-ceo-sam-altman-remote-work-mistake-return-to-office/
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the remote work ‘experiment’ was a mistake—and ‘it’s over’

The CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI said one of the tech industry's biggest mistakes was thinking "startups didn't need to be together."

Fortune

@ashedryden I think it's even simpler than that. The people at the top are the people who thrived under the old status quo. They were the ones *freaking out* over the lockdowns, and they were the ones *amazed* when it turned out people were getting as much or more done at home.

Sure they want a return to a situation where they're at their most comfortable and powerful.

The pandemic showed that their way wasn't the only way to succeed.

@ashedryden One thing I really noticed during lockdown is that in a remote-only space, charisma and charm don't work as well for some reason. All of a sudden your actual work matters much more.

That upends a *lot* of office politics, and left a lot of people feeling exposed.