For all information workers who can do our job anywhere, I thoroughly enjoy watching companies go to shit after they pull RTO. So, I definitely enjoy seeing studies that back this up with metrics, performance data, financials, etc.
Some people are stuck with these employers, due to some life circumstances. I am sorry to anyone who either lost their new found freedom and the work/life balanced they probably always wanted, but didn’t know they could have.
Some people are lucky and can move on, and every time someone does, it reenforces the idea that people won’t tolerate having a boot on their neck, or maybe they care less about greed and stuff and more about balance. To each their own.