It's a damn shame, really, the slavish devotion to one's car and spending hours a day sitting in traffic apparently is apparently preferred over actually getting time back in your everyday life. It's like people have adapted to having no life outside of work, and now they're just so bored they'd rather lose that time than just find a new hobby or learn something. I don't think I've ever thought about anything more depressing than a group of people who want less free time in their day.

I wonder how their opinions will change once they're immediately thrust back into an office environment 5 days a week, have less time back in their schedule per day, and start paying for gas and auto repairs again. The grass always seems greener, doesn't it.

Editing this because good lord if there were private messages here I'm sure I'd have death threats by now:

I don't care if you like the office, or how cool your city is and how great your commute is - go to the damn office if you like the office! My point is that when people opt for FORCED office presence, rather than a FLEXIBLE work from home policy (AGAIN, FLEXIBLE MEANS YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT), it makes more sense than locking everyone into a situation that may or may not involve sitting in a car every day, like 90% of Americans still do every day. (source: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brookings-now/2013/10/28/nine...)