This is exact same workflow I use. If it's a feature branch that I'm working on locally, then rebase -i is my friend as I can squash commits. But, I rarely stay

This is exact same workflow I use. If it's a feature branch that I'm working on locally, then rebase -i is my friend as I can squash commits. But, I rarely stay in a local branch for longer than a day or two for fear of losing work and no developer is an island. The second it is shared, it's merge only. Rebase conflicts always cause more grief than it's worth.