Since you are going on this tangent, and don't appear to get off it, I'll reply.
Workers in remote work scenarios are LESS productive than those that come to the office. This has been borne out repeatedly in various studies. The below articles reference the most recent study from Stanford, a well-performed study.
New science-backed studies show that remote work may not be as productive as previously thought, but another work mode tops out as an overall better option for employees and employers.
www.forbes.com
We spoke with two people who left fully remote work behind and began working from the office more often to be more productive.
www.businessinsider.com
As someone that runs a company with lots of tech jobs, I've seen this for a very long time, long before the pandemic.
Simply put - people by default (not judgement) are lazy, they generally will do the least amount of work they think they can get away with. Even when you set CLEAR expectations for work and productivity markers required for promotion, they will complain that they didn't get a promotion/raise and blame it on their boss (and some bosses do suck) but they don't want to take personal responsibility that their actions might, just MIGHT be the reason they didn't move up the ladder. This is a CULTURE problem in the USA. I don't have this problem in my company with my employees outside of the USA. Work ethic (and NOT "slaving" people - compensating fairly for their work) is just eroding rapidly in the USA. Case in point - Berlin and Shanghai Model Y fit and finish is PERFECT. Put those cars next to one from Fremont, and they make it look poor by comparison. The product is the same. The employee and their pride in their work, not the same.
TL;DR - people need someone to watch over their shoulder to make sure work gets done, very few people actually can thrive with increased productivity in the WFH scenario. That's simply a fact.