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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm confused. Presumably you went into the office before covid hit and you didn't get sick to your stomach and have panic attacks.

I don't understand why you feel that way now. I mean, sure it sucks to have to RTO, but not understanding why you are getting legit panic attacks over it.[/quote]

Exactly. You'll adjust.

[b]I think you are feeling this way because you think that the employer is taking away something from you. But in reality, they adjusted for the pandemic and are adjusting things back to normal now[/b].[/quote]

+1  so true
Instead of being grateful for the time working at home, people are feeling punished returning to the status quo pre-covid. Nothing lasts forever.[/quote]

not so.
we used to need to use payphones on the street to call ppl when we were out. We don't now bc we have cells. We used to need to cross atlantic by ship but now we have planes. Should we start using payphones again and sailing to france bc we are just 'going back to normal'? progress happens and gives us the gift of time and convenience. Trying to turn the clock back just causes resentment and people like op will find better jobs that understand that and the ones who are stuck in the past will lose good employees and only be able to hire the desperate and second rate (or extroverts!)[/quote]

These are not good analogies.  Nothing is lost by using a cell phone instead of a pay phone or a plane instead of a ship.

A lot is lost when humans don't interact together face to face.  No your Teams chat and zoom are not even remotely the same thing.  I understand some of you don't care and don't want to ever interact with humans at work.  But it's not unreasonable that your employer is not okay with the tradeoffs and losses.[/quote]

No, it's not unreasonable. But financially, it doesn't make sense. Workers who have no need to interact face to face with customers or colleagues do not need to work in the office. Commuting is exhausting and costs a lot of money. All that energy and money spent commuting can be spent working. Companies will save a lot of money by cutting back on the spaces they rent or own when most of their workers are working from home most of the time. I don't need to see my colleagues every day in person. Once a week or even once a month is fine. I talk to them every day -- what is gained by sitting next to them all day or running into them in the hall or the bathroom? Most of us are more productive at home, even the extroverts. Ask them -- nearly everyone prefers to work from home if they can. And nearly everyone is more productive at home. Lazy people are lazy wherever they work, but good workers work harder and faster when they don't have to commute to work.

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