Every time I go into the office (very rarely) I understand the benefits of going in. Having 1:1s in person is night and day different than having it over video.

Every time I go into the office (very rarely) I understand the benefits of going in. Having 1:1s in person is night and day different than having it over video. Lunch discussions really help with sending subtle messages which you might not do in more structured meetings. Moving around is probably also healthier for me than staying still constantly in my home office. That said my team is distributed across 5 offices and it would be unfair to some of them if I went in, so staying home levels the playing field. I'm also far more productive in many ways (no commute, no running between meeting rooms, ability to multitask during meetings, etc). If my entire immediate team was in a single location I don't think I could get away with not going in despite the tradeoffs.