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I don't see how there can be any debate around WFH. The S&P 500 had record profitability during this completely unplanned WFH experience.

If WFH was so terrible for business there should be ample proof, but so far it has only be shown to be a success.

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"The S&P 500 had record profitability during this completely unplanned WFH experience."

Correlation != Causation

True, but if a company wants to restrict something and cites productivity as the reason, I would hope they could provide concrete evidence. Most of the publicly stated reasons against remote work/WFH seem to be qualitative and only reflect the values of executives.

Because it is about status and control. They want to see all the busy-bee activity in their expensive buildings. Workers have been asking for WFH for years, the pandemic proved it could work even for the sudden and untrained.

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