Employers need to stop treating workers like 7th graders, says ADP's talent chief

• Too often, employers treat workers like schoolchildren, ADP's Amy Leschke-Kahle told Insider.
• Debates over working from home are just one example, Leschke-Kahle said. 
• Employers need to experiment to learn what's best for their workers and businesses, she said.

Middle school can be brutal.

Kids are often caught in a pubescent tractor beam between childhood and young adulthood. And many hapless tweens, eager to be seen as older than they are, try to wring new freedoms from skeptical parents and teachers.