For some bosses, the main reason they want their workers in the office is simple: getting stuff done is easier when your people are in the same building.
If people are not there, discussions that normally take place in the kitchen or at the water cooler no longer happen, which means every decision ends up requiring a Zoom meeting. Worse still, decisions often don’t get made.
Sally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London. Connect with Sally on Twitter. Email Sally at spatten@afr.com
