I forget where I read it, but there was a blog post that mentioned how open offices basically turn developers into furniture as part of the job is appearing busy like bees.
This actually happened to me once. Some big investor was coming one day, so we were all to be in our seats for a certain time to show that we were productive.
Happened to us at a small agency. Allowed WFH days were standardized to specific days of the week so we could show a full house on days when we had client visits.
This actually happened to me once. Some big investor was coming one day, so we were all to be in our seats for a certain time to show that we were productive.