I was surprised at how content-free Malcolm Gladwell's position on this really is. The bit about "feeling necessary" really grates and the bit about "sitting in

I was surprised at how content-free Malcolm Gladwell's position on this really is. The bit about "feeling necessary" really grates and the bit about "sitting in your pajamas" strikes me reductive and borderline insulting. > “As we face the battle that all organizations are facing now in getting people back into the office, it’s really hard to explain this core psychological truth, which is we want you to have a feeling of belonging and to feel necessary,” he said. > Gladwell added that it was “not in your best interest to work at home.” > “I know it’s a hassle to come into the office, but if you’re just sitting in your pajamas in your bedroom, is that the work life you want to live?” he questioned. “Don’t you want to feel part of something?” This idea that if I don't sit through a boring and pointless commute, then sit in an office all day (no matter how much work may need to be done) in order to feel like I "belong" or that I'm "necessary" is entirely unhinged. The tone here that people just "don't know what's good for them" sounds pretty sanctimonious.