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Eh, for certain people they definitely are less productive online(unfortunately including me), but I'm sure some others are more productive online.
I think the issue is the one-size-fits-all mentality, it leaves no room for each person to do what works best for them.
My wife's company only rents one of the 4 floors it used to, for those who wanted to return to offices and it's worked out perfectly, they maintain a space for necessary in office meetings, a place for presentations while only paying a fraction of their old lease.
We've been work-from-home since the pandemic kicked off, so about 3.5 years now. They're working on renovating our office building (and shrinking the footprint we occupy in it), so we're going to be work-from-home until at least the spring, at which time we'll have to report a max of one time per week. Supposedly a remote work policy is under development as well, which is what I'm hoping for.
I will say, though, I went to an in-person strategy session for a club I'm in back in May. No zoom at all. What I had forgotten was the hallway conversations, the discussions over dinner, and being able to collaborate like that. It was much easier to talk to my counterparts in the club and see how they were addressing issues, for example. I softened my stance on the full work-from-home idea after that - for certain things, like brainstorming, an in-person meeting is hard to beat. But, our day-to-day work, including the quarterly meetings where we pass motions to revise the club bylaws - those can be (and still are) done virtually.
So you're saying that a few times per year is enough for in person networking? I agree with that.
I didn't say that.
Maybe once a year!
That's why they should give people the option to work from home. You can choose which one is best for you.
I much prefer to work from home, but I am admittedly less productive. That was my point. I choose to work from home given the choice, but would be less productive.
Why do you choose it if you know it makes you less productive?
Because it is much more enjoyable.
The question for me is, is maximizing productivity the most important thing?
I think you have to have a good work-life balance. If you are only focused on maximizing productivity, you risk burnout. I'm not a manager, but I've certainly seen burnout lots of times.
It depends to who and how you define productivity