It’s all fine that these things work for you, but they probably don’t work for at least half your coworkers. I would not expect software development to ever ret

It’s all fine that these things work for you, but they probably don’t work for at least half your coworkers. I would not expect software development to ever return to 100% in-office. Those days were already starting to end pre-pandemic, and staying home for a year just accelerated the trend. A hot topic in the HR space right now is how you make working remote not a competitive disadvantage because it actually is a better working arrangement for a lot of people who have been historically marginalized. Working in the office is not a competitive advantage when your leaders are working remotely. Which is what’s often happening — I find it’s actually easier to catch up with my peers virtually since I don’t have to waste time walking to another building and standing in line for coffee. Since they’re at home too and not stuck in meetings all day, they’re answering IMs and turning what used to be a 30 minute ordeal you had to go through in order to get their attention into 5 IMs back and forth. Just try to imagine being on the other side of this: if you wanted to work in the office and people arbitrarily said “nah”. Because that’s what I think is going to happen at a lot of companies, and it’s what many of us who prefer remote work have dealt with our whole careers. There are too many positives for companies around office leases to not have a significant portion of your workforce remote: I think the improvement in financial performance of remote companies will force the hand of even the reluctant ones.