I suspect that part of this is a re-buttle to WFH. In the past, managers generally could see who was doing what. Now it's based on trust. If someone decides to watch TV all day while sometimes checking slack... well then they can. No one ever had any idea how long coding tasks took anyway. Some people are doing fine in this new world, and some are struggling. Whether I'm succeeding or struggling depends on the day.
It's been known for a long time that the output of teams is highly variable, and difficult to compare within an organization. If your team isn't delivering, and you are delivering slightly more than the average - where does that leave the company?
