I was much closer with coworkers at previous jobs where we saw each other in person on a regular basis in an office.

I’m not saying that mandatory in office is a good thing, but I am saying I think all of you insisting there’s 0 benefit to a regular in-person cadence are either antisocial or heavily biased. It isn’t always “the man” just trying to get his way.

Even more so for new college grads who may have moved for a job and don’t have a strong local social circle.

Source: I am not in a position to care if other people are in an office or not, I’ve just worked everything from sitting at a desk 9 hours a day to no local office at all.