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Remote work threatens the status quo.
What status quo are we talking about? Sorry, my English sucks...
One of the ways big, established companies look at change is this: "will this change make it easier or harder for new competitors to enter our market and take some of our business?". Depending on the answer, big players will ask for that change or will oppose it (and try to maintain the "status quo", I.e. things the way they already are).
In other words, what is called the "barrier to entry" for new competitors must be as high as possible.
For instance, when OpenAI's CEO started giving interviews on how dangerous AI like their own ChatGPT is and calling for more regulations, they are probably doing it to make it more difficult for new AI companies to enter the market and close the gap with them.
So, with that in mind, how would a big company view WFH? if a company already owns an office that they can't easily take off of their balance sheets and remote working can now be an effective, cheaper alternative, then a new competitor could enter the market and do what your company does at a cheaper cost (not having the office cost). WFH is a chamge that lowers the barrier to entry, so big companies will tend to oppose it (or at least delay it)
I think they are referring to making employees miserable. Remote work has been very beneficial for employees. More time with family, more flexibility, and you don't have a manager breathing down your neck constantly. So employers want the control back.
Then there is also political pressure from local governments who are feeling the pinch from reduced taxes in their districts. Got to bring people back to the office so they spend money in the district.
Well, something like this.
Oh, I like this! I've felt for such a long time that we actually can't do all the normal 'living' inside those 8 hours, especially if you don't include commute in your work time. It takes many people an hour or two of commuting a day. I had a job where I could do other things as well during my work time and I feel like I was much more relaxed then.
Also, many of us sometimes cut into the sleep time to get extra space to finish our chores or other things we want or need to do, but that just wreaks havoc for our health.
Status quo is latin, so you're good
I know, I just can't properly guess, in English, what the argument was supposed to mean