I've turned a few former colleagues away with offers because of this office thing. It's becoming a frustrating flag to plant. I've been WFH for the better part

I've turned a few former colleagues away with offers because of this office thing. It's becoming a frustrating flag to plant. I've been WFH for the better part of a decade, yet since COVID, it's some new phenomenon? Hardly. I don't want to work anywhere that won't work with me. Or at least their hiring management, giving them the freedom to negotiate