It depends on personality and work I think. The hardesr part of any job for me is the social part. I can get by just fine but meetings after meetings in person

It depends on personality and work I think. The hardesr part of any job for me is the social part. I can get by just fine but meetings after meetings in person, awkward social events and lunches. People forming tribes and playing mind games aginst each other. That's any work place I have seen. Don't care for it one bit. I focus on technical skills since that is what is expected of me and as such a company could best extract value out of me by letting me skip all thay bullshit. But if your job does indeed require you to form personal relationships and manage office politics I think office works out for you best. What is fulfilling to you might be bursensome and mentally taxing on others. This is similar to open office work spaces, some people thrive in that environment while others can barely survive. It is impossible to manage time because of constant interruptions and useless time wasting things. Any productivity is a side effect of being lucky enough to squeeze a few hours in between driving, socializing, meetings and peoppe walking up randomly to talk. I'll be honest 100% here with this regard: covid was the best thing to happen to me for my social, mental and emotional wellbeing. You all need to stop expecting fishes to climb trees. Try seeing things from others' perspective. I would take a significant pay cut and more responsibility and move to a different location to switch jobs if that meant I would get the most wfh time. Balance is good and happy workers are positivr ROI workers. I think once a week mandatory and another day in a week whenever there is a good reason to meet and work with in person is best balance. Speaking of perspective, some people live with families where there is distraction and interruptions there as well so i see their view as well.