We Can't Let People Work from Home, for Stupid Reasons
I think a lot of the responses to the straw man&#x27;s questions are reasonable and thoughtful.  But I think this sentiment:<p>&gt;I don&#x27;t want to change the way I work, I just want people to join me in the office. My kids are driving me crazy. Is it weird to say I&#x27;m lonely; I miss my office friends.<p>Deserves more respect.  There are lot of types of people out there, and it seems like at least some of them are energized by being surrounded by smart people doing interesting work.  For whatever reason, for some folks, exchanging Slack messages with those same smart people isn&#x27;t similarly energizing compared to overhearing and jumping into interesting in-person conversations, etc.  Maybe the tech giants need to be very accommodating to remote work in order to maintain their massive workforces, but I think a lot of typical companies could just say &quot;we prefer being in-office&quot; and find sufficient local folks to make that happen.  That won&#x27;t be for everyone.  But there might be a sizeable enough cohort that performs better in the office that it&#x27;ll be a good option for some companies.