Here are some badly thought out reasons to return to the office: 1). Collaboration: Most of the time this makes no sense since teams are much more geographica

Here are some badly thought out reasons to return to the office: 1). Collaboration: Most of the time this makes no sense since teams are much more geographically distributed nowadays since Covid. Are you actually talking to people in person, or are you on the same zoom meetings all day? 2). Team Management: There are better ways to monitor if work is getting done than by checking if butts are in seats, and that doesn't include checking if your Teams bubble is green either. 3). Productivity: Some people are more focused and productive at work, and some people are more focused and productive at home. It depends on the way your brain works and what your office is like. This is not to say returning to the office is a bad idea, but we need to be honest and realistic. There are actually good reasons for being in the office. 1). To have lunch with people in your building, or meet up with coworkers for happy hour after work. 2). If your office building is a nice place to work, has perks, and you enjoy being there. Are you able to focus and get work done, or is it busy and stressful? Does your office have events that are _actually_ fun, not just pretend work fun? 3). To have a separate place to compartmentalize work stress so you don't take it home with you. It's much easier to not think about work when you're working in a different place than you're sleeping. Bonus: An internet connection with better upload speeds. This depends on your ISP, but typically in the U.S. unless you have FiOS it's very slow.