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I have a personal theory that a lot of complaints about working in-person go away when you remove very long commutes, in particular by car.
A bit like how most complaints about pull requests go away if you make it a priority to get them done as fast as possible.
A 5 minute commute still necessitates putting on pants. Can't win there.
You can also put on a cute skirt if you want.
I've been wfh since covid hit, I still put on pants every workday to keep myself from treating it like an eternal Saturday. I know if I start slipping I'll become one of the laziest people on the planet
My personal theory is that a lot of advocacy for working in-person goes away when you remove:
I had a 20-30 minute commute each way on transit or a 1 hour walk. Still love working from home more.