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Hypothesis: an underestimated reason why people don't want to go back to the office is not (just) because they like WFH, but because offices suck hard for knowledge workers when they need not. The reason why is based on a major historiological mistake, see the book Deep Work (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25744928-deep-work)

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Completely agreed. I like working from home, but more to the point I can't work in an open office plan.

This is it. Who wants to go back to open office floor plans? Give me a shared office and maybe my answer changes

Exactly. I used to take my laptop and had to a meeting room just to be able to think.

What's the point in making me drive an hour just to sit in a meeting room, hiding from all the people who make noise all day?

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