I'm not at work to make friends. I'm at work to make enough money to survive.

Im not a social person

I dont actually get why people love to stay home all week.

story checks out.

You're entitled to want to work from the office. I don't think anyone in the "I want to work from home" camp has ever said or implied that WFH should be the only option.

The key argument from the WFH people is that, you should have the choice to work from wherever works best for you. No questions asked.

I know plenty of people who want to be in office all day, and they believe that helps them (I have no idea if it does or not and I have no data to say either way). I respect that choice. You should be able to work from the office if you wish.

The WFH advocates just want it to be a personal choice whether you work from an office or from home. It shouldn't be something that everyone is forced to do, one way or the other.

For me, the cost savings alone from my commute, both financially, and in terms of time, are huge when working from home. The pandemic demonstrated that working from home is 100% viable. Many companies continued to function quite well after the initial adjustment to the remote working style. Most even saw an increase in performance from workers overall.

WFH works. No matter what anyone says, the data is there.

Which shouldn't imply that it should be the only option. IMO, having mandatory return to office, or hybrid being the only available "work from home" (which it isn't really WFH).... isn't acceptable to me; but that's all that many workplaces are offering.

I understand that you don't like it, and you don't want it, and you don't understand why people do. That's fine. Everyone's reason for wanting work from home is different and I won't imply that everyone wants it for the same reasons. So that's a more individual issue than anything... but not even having the option? That not good.

Please support people right to choose where they get their job done.

Oh look, a micro middle manager trying to justify their role is lost.

If staying at home is what is keeping you from being social and you approach connection to people as a study to be social then you are doing social wrong. Deeply wrong.

You get downvoted a lot, but I understand you, I think.

I don't have the need to see people, and it feels extremely comfortable to just stay home and save the time it takes to and from the office (and the food is cheaper around home).

But days I am in the office or at company events are also very satisfying and I basically overcompensate by talking to people all day. It completely drains my energy and I don't need any other interaction in the evening. Still I like it. So I somewhat miss the in-office work, but also not.

Well for the social aspect I understand people not wanting. Or if their home there is noises or other people distracting or interrupting.

But for the rest unless you need something specific that is only available there, home is much better.

More time for you not wasted commuting.

Easier to adapt the schedule to your needs, including personal errands on dead time or simply moving the schedule as needed as long as you work same time and you can connect the meetings or whatever at the right time all is fine.

You can save money on food/drinks and even eat food just cooked if times allow it.

If you have to be on call on certain weird hours you already have everything at home.

Less stressed out if you are those that hate people looking while you work.

Less distractions by other people just passing by if you live alone or nobody bothers you in your room/office.

And other stuff probably.

Of course there are jobs this is not possible or have security concerns. Or people that have small places / noisy places / other stuff or people bothering them at home. Then yeah an office could be better.

One of the final fuck yous from Boomers will be the watering down, delaying or collapse of social security benefits because they draw from it but elect reps that don't want to fund it and instead prefer military industrial spending. 70? 75? 80?