A New York Times opinion piece reports on research linking narcissistic personality traits in leaders to their opposition to remote work—specifically, leaders with high self-regard and status-seeking behavior pushed hardest for return-to-office mandates. The finding explains a real pattern in corporate management over the past six years: leaders who see remote work as a threat to their authority and in-person admiration drive the most aggressive RTO policies. The broader question the research raises but the post doesn't explore: whether this pattern holds across different industries and company sizes, or if it's concentrated in certain sectors where in-person presence has traditionally signaled power.