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All depends on the person. Some people are just fine working remote and are easy to communicate with when they are remote. and others seem to use the "freedom" of not being in the office to run errands and shit during the day and arent readily available. It takes a disciplined person to be able to work remotely and be efficient.
myself, I am not a good remote worker. Its not that i dont do the work, but i like to be able to walk down to a coworker or my boss's office and chat about work and bounce ideas off them. Having to call someone everytime i want to discuss something, and then maybe they answer or they dont and then i get on to the next task, is just super inefficient for me. I also find that i dont have a good end of the day. I'll end up working all night, cause my laptop is there and set up and easily accessible.
And i'm an even worse remote working boss. Im busy, and if im in the middle of something, i wont answer an employees call and will forget to call them back. If im in the office, they can come chat.
end of the day, i can see why employers are making people come in to the office. you may have a handful of people on your team that are doing just fine, but it only takes one or two people to be slacking off that can ruin what you are doing. getting them in the office, rather than letting your team suffer, is a small trade off imo.
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