Ryan Petersen, the CEO of Flexport, said in a podcast interview that remote work is "white collar fraud." He stated that the idea that he could do any work at his house with his children present is "like a total fantasy."

Petersen said he made the mistake during COVID of going remote and letting it stay remote for too long. He said Flexport's culture suffered as a result. Flexport requires employees to work in the office five days a week.

Petersen said he has a private office he can close the door on. He added that no work gets done at his house when his two children, aged three and five, are in the vicinity.

Flexport, valued at $8 billion, reported $3.3 billion in revenue in 2021, an increase from its pre-pandemic revenue of $670 million. The company became profitable for the first time in 2021. Flexport has assisted companies like Georgia-Pacific and Gerber in streamlining their supply chains.

A monthly survey conducted by economists for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis found that 26% of fully paid workdays were completed from home in May. This figure represents a decrease from the pandemic peak of 62% in May 2020. The pre-pandemic baseline for remote work was 7% of fully paid workdays.

A study by Gallup indicated that more than half of employees in remote-capable jobs would prefer to work from home at least some days. One-third of employees in such roles expressed a preference for being fully remote.