Maybe it's just me projecting. I don't like being dragged into the office all the time. I like meeting up with coworkers a couple times a year (if only to get a

Maybe it's just me projecting. I don't like being dragged into the office all the time. I like meeting up with coworkers a couple times a year (if only to get a feel for our "real personas", which can be hard over async text and video). It's also a good way of establishing a certain rhythm for progress. And ultimately onboarding remotely is super tough and isolating compared to having someone around physically for a bit. This is easier for me to say, as I do not have kids and am generally fond of staying in a new place for a bit every once in a while. I think twice-yearly team get-togethers (especially if they're organized in the understanding that work won't really get done) is a good breather. Get people to give little talks about stuff, chill out, have blue sky discussions about future plans... all the advantages that people get at conferences, on a small scale. I think people whine about "pointless" RTO (especially when executives calling for it aren't even following it), but what I'm thinking about at least has some defined point and pretty time gated. Some people really don't like adult field trips though (for good reason).