Remote job scolds employees for taking a 4-minute bathroom break, records employees' screens when their mouse doesn't move for 60 seconds: 'I am human, not a robot.'

You can't expect remote employees never to take a bathroom break.

Remote workers fall into a couple of different camps. Some remote workers sit at home all day and watch TV, only checking their computers to maintain their "active" status on Slack. They might have to complete one or two tasks, but otherwise, they are effectively being paid to do nothing. This is the stereotypical image of a remote worker for many senior leaders, and it is the primary driver bringing hybrid and remote employees back into the office full-time. Well, that and all of the company real estate that's been untouched for a couple of years. 

Many remote workers are incredibly hardworking. They find that their home has fewer distractions than the office, and that working from home allows them to complete more work. I'd venture to say that most remote workers are just as productive out of the office as they are in the office. The environment can only account for so much of an employee's behavior, and if someone is lazy and unproductive at home, they're likely to be the same in the office. 

Companies prefer in-office work because it allows them to monitor employee productivity better. When an employee works from home, you can't always tell how long they're working and how long they're idle. You can judge employees only by their output, not by their behavior, when they work from home, and many managers would rather notice how often their employees are looking at their phones than take a critical eye to the work they're actually doing.