Managers' irrational "paranoia about production" Years after employees began working from home en masse, managers are still unconvinced that teams don’t slack off when they’re out of the office. Managers are still not convinced that teams don't slack off while they are not in the office, even years after employees started working from home in large numbers. Large portions of the workforce have worked remotely for more than 2.5 years. Knowledge workers have frequently been successful in continuing to be productive in remote and hybrid work settings, with a broad return to fully in-person, pre-pandemic working habits largely abandoned. ...