Bad commute has a far stronger influence on my feelings than bad tech or any other attribute of the office itself. Open office plans are a bad idea, we all know

Bad commute has a far stronger influence on my feelings than bad tech or any other attribute of the office itself. Open office plans are a bad idea, we all know that, and hotdesking is absurd - but you could offer me a private suite a la Microsoft in the '90s, in a building equipped with Google amenities, and it would not tempt me at all if I had to drive across town to get there. In my present job, on the other hand, I work for a remote-first startup with employees around half the globe, where all meetings are video calls and nobody would care (or even notice) if I chose never to visit the office, but I come in almost every day just the same. It's not because the office itself is anything special - it's just a room full of desks in a coworking space - but getting here is an easy walk from home, and the change of scenery is pleasant.