What's even weirder is that is the low level employees that are being told to go back. The execs probably never worked fully in office even before the pandemic.

What's even weirder is that is the low level employees that are being told to go back. The execs probably never worked fully in office even before the pandemic. This should tell you exactly why they are asking you back and it's not "collaborating". That's an excuse. It's because they don't trust you and think you're goofing off at home.