It's not great but I honestly like it. For a few reasons
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It forces me out of the house to get my full 10k steps in. Which I never get when I wfh due to my ADHD and putting it off.
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I always feel if my coworkers are online I'm hesitant to ping them because they may be busy and I don't wanna bother them. If in the office, I can see if they're not that busy and have been able to say hi.
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I have a toddler and when she's not in daycare she, or my partner, likes to come in and break my flow
We're 3 days a week in which is good and bad since I def am able to see most coworkers at least one day a week and also have two days I can wfh and either leave early or have an easy morning, but is weird due to when people come in.
1000% agreed on no hello. Got constant "hello"s from many team members. They'd even wait for me to reply before sending messages... Only figured that out after my boss brought it up in a 1:1 ... I just thought they realized the answer to the question.
I'm not talking about "sitting in your chair thinking" times. I'm talking about those micro BS conversations that people have around the office just to relieve from the monotony and try to bond. "Oh I spent last night playing this game/watching this show/ etc." or right after a meeting.