The debate over return-to-office (RTO) mandates has intensified as many organizations, including major firms like Amazon and JPMorgan, push for in-person work. Frances Frei, a Harvard professor, highlights that the demographic calling for RTO tends to share similar characteristics, suggesting that their motivations are rooted in nostalgia rather than evidence-based performance improvements. Frei emphasizes that data indicates remote work can be equally, if not more, effective, yet many leaders persist in advocating RTO despite potential performance setbacks due to their attachment to traditional office culture.
There is no evidence to support that RTO actually leads to better results. In fact, all of the evidence points in the other direction.
Many pro-RTO leaders may act out of nostalgia rather than performance metrics, reflecting a narrow demographic that prefers in-person work for cultural comfort.
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