I can't speak to your office environment, but in all the offices I've worked in, I haven't been "forced" to interact with coworkers more than I want to. Being a

I can't speak to your office environment, but in all the offices I've worked in, I haven't been "forced" to interact with coworkers more than I want to. Being at the office gives me the option to engage in high-bandwidth IRL communication when necessary, and to not interact/ignore other people when I'm busy with something.