Opinion & Analysis Now The Real Reason Bosses Want You Back in the Office Full Time (It’s Not Productivity) The New York Times - Adam Grant, Marissa Shandell, Courtney Elliott • 1m When the pandemic came to an end, many people who had been working from home assumed they would be allowed to maintain that habit at least a few days a week. But today in the U.S., a third of companies have forced everyone back to the office full time and have banned remote and hybrid work.