> I just don't understand why they (and the company) want to force this on everybody else too, regardless of whether it makes sense for them personally or not?

> I just don't understand why they (and the company) want to force this on everybody else too, regardless of whether it makes sense for them personally or not? While some of these people are interested in forming interpersonal relationships with anyone in-office, the main benefit to in-office work is actually meeting with your team to work on problems and have the freedom to ask offhand questions.