I can’t force anyone to do anything. I’m not a manager. But let’s be clear: executives don’t do 10 minute chats here and there. They meet continuously, morning

I can’t force anyone to do anything. I’m not a manager. But let’s be clear: executives don’t do 10 minute chats here and there. They meet continuously, morning to night. And they will absolutely arrange the workplace in a way that makes this work for them. In 2019 it was conference rooms with a special color on the iPads, reservable only by their assistants. Now it’s Return to Office. Some things never change. Extreme commute times are very bad, but they aren’t facts about working in offices; they’re facts about housing choices, and probably also our deranged housing & transportation policies. I will happily join you in getting angry about those!