I've got very personal reasons for saying no, remote work has saved my life. Commuted from grade 5 through college and into my early 30s. I have spent 1000s of

I've got very personal reasons for saying no, remote work has saved my life. Commuted from grade 5 through college and into my early 30s. I have spent 1000s of hours in rush hour traffic and riding public transit. I hated every moment of it. Things really compounded leading up to the pandemic when I was utterly miserable. I will do everything in my power to never have a commute again. I also have some fairly severe mental illness so it's incredibly helpful to "flex" on the days where I am just not feeling myself. It can be a double edged sword in that way, but I think I've found balance.