"Remote Work Is a Privilege, Not a Right"

Executives want visible compliance, employees want autonomy, and data favors the latter more than boardrooms admit. CEOs like Jamie Dimon demand return-to-office, yet Stanford research shows remote workers are 13% more productive than office counterparts, while companies save an average of $11,000 per remote employee annually. This opinion exposes a power struggle where control trumps efficiency—outperforming #1's quiet quitting by grounding the debate in measurable gains. The 13% productivity edge is a concrete benchmark that challenges the 'privilege' label with hard numbers.