Productivity paranoia is a phenomenon in which employers get scared that productivity is decreasing because they can't "see"what employees are doing. This is mostly a consequence of remote work and the lack of trust in metrics.
As a result, employers might be hesitant to advertise new jobs as remote, increase the measures of control over employees (such as granular time tracking), or asking employees to return to the office part-time.
Read all about it in our productivity paranoia article where we discuss the US and states that are most affected by this phenomenon.