Sometimes, managers are lazy and don't work, and they think that the employees don't work as well.
And something it is pure bureaucracy.
I once worked for a bank, as a contractor. A team in the bank responsible for the auditing ask my manager in the bank, how can he be sure that I worked today, and for the money spent I actually do something meaningful. He had no written prove that I was at work. Yes, I push every day, yes, I am on the daily meeting with my team everyday, but no official document that a non-technical auditing team can understand.
The solution?! The most ridiculous solution ever! Every morning I was writing a letter to a secretary, and she was adding a check in an excel sheet. And this was the official document!
All happy, except me, because, I guess I was the only one thinking that this does not prove anything.
And another example, from 15 years ago. I was, again a contractor, but this time in an office. They were checking when I check in for work and when I check out. And one day they saw that I worked 7 hours and 45 minutes, instead of 8 hours, and they did not want to pay those 15 minutes. Again I can literally, go in the office, stay there 8 hours, walk the stairs all day, and do nothing.... ;) Of course I am not that kind of professional, but the point is that, sometimes, the management request does not make sense and create more burden and pressure, rather than solutions ;)
Now it is the same as the remote work. I can be at the office whole day, being seen, and at the some time I can do nothing :D
