managers in offices will just say anything. "We need you in the office instead of remote". No you don't. That isn't true.

They just mad cause their bosses bosses bosses are mad that the building they spent so much on is barely getting any use

But what about Real Estate execs' yacht money?

A lot of businesses are subject to long-term commercial leases & want the bodies back in to justify the cost. Also, if a bldg they own sits mostly empty, it’s hard to justify upkeep. I agree w/the employees, btw, but occupancy rates are a big deal. Plus, middle managers need ppl to micromanage. 🙄

"As we always have, we'll listen to your feedback" ummm, the less than 60% occupancy rate seems like pretty solid feedback about people wanting to work in the office

we collaborate better in person - manager discussing jobs that require zero collaboration

name the things I can only do in office right now

I like working in an office and work better when I’m not on multiple conference calls every day and hate the introverted effect it has but my team is in different states. So I work in the office occasionally but it’s ridiculous to bring everyone in.

CEO of where i work announced he was halving WFH for everyone then a few weeks later announced our HQ was moving into a new building they were sinking a bunch of money into. it wasn’t even subtle.

My entire school district is doing SAT testing this week. It's online, and they've given very stern warnings that no one can be on the wifi except students testing because of bandwidth issues. I'm in a mandatory PD via Zoom all week. They're *still* requiring me to be in the building.

I work out in the rode, used to go into the office once a month. Started during the pandemic so zoom a total norm. They’re requiring me to go in-person meetings. I live in my service area, but have to drive 30 minutes out of it to go to the office for meetings