This is what I have been saying!Forcing in person work is the epitome of bad management. Some people need 100% in office. Some people need 100% remote. Others do well with various forms of a hybrid set up. Anyone that argues for an organizational approach is stupid. Good managers should be making case by case decisions. If a manager isn’t able to do that they aren’t a very good manager.
They are just trying to blanket everyone, and that shouldn't be the case. If I were forced back to the office, I would literally go in and sit by myself with none of my team and just be on Teams calls all day with people across the country/world. I wouldn't know anyone in the building.
now, If I were a helpdesk technician or someone who deals with customers, etc., I would expect to be in the office.
I can tell you one thing for sure, though— If this happens, my actual work day will become a lot shorter.
I probably work way more than I should remotely currently. In the office, I will just pack up and leave at 4.