The companies that continue to try to force RTO will just alienate most millennials and zoomers. Good luck finding a wide enough group of people to fill those jobs you supposedly need filled. Most workers hate RTO, no matter how much BS, posturing, and gaslighting you do corporate, you’re not going to win this one.
Has he been to an office before? Just because you’re in an office doesn’t mean you’re “working hard.” Lots of people do random web browsing, online shopping, etc., while at work and on the clock. Typical belief of old timers. They think your presence at a desk is somehow a magical indicator of a hard worker.