> "I look forward to the prospect of seeing more of my [unwilling] coworkers in the office," one [nagging, sociopath] person reportedly wrote in the channel.
Because that gives the game away of what the in-office people actually want.
Remote people want to work remotely. Full stop. If the only thing in-office people wanted was to work in an office it would be no issue — they have an office. But that’s not it, they want to be in an office and conduct meetings entirely in-person.
Wfh people are expressing a preference for where they work based on what makes sense for their life situation. In-office people are expressing a preference for how and where everyone works.
If I came into the office, put on headphones, only talked work things on Slack and called into all my meetings that were down the hall I suspect it wouldn’t count.
... People that want to meet in the office don't give a damn about the office space. If they could all bring a lunchbox and a laptop, they would prob. be just as happy to work from a park, or your home instead.
It's not about the space, it's about the physical proximity, and the sharing of events, ideas and knowledge with colleagues.
