The move to remote work is saving me about 1.5 hours of commute each day, plus a couple hundred in gas money each month. The return to the office later this year will be brutal.
1- the threat of Covid is not going away in the next 2-3 years. I am no risking it!
2- I and everyone in my team have been more effective, less stressed working from home for more than a year now. Why would I go back to a less efficient way of work?
Apparently, the management optimizes for things other than productivity. (Is anyone surprised?)