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"Hybrid working" (partially in-person, partially remote) may or may not be a "ruse"

For certain purposes, being in-person can be useful

If the office space is already paid-for, it's silly (from a business perspective) to not use it

If you have needs for scheduled all-hands or other types of meetings, doing them all over Zoom can be much slower / less efficient than doing it face to face

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> If the office space is already paid-for, it's silly (from a business perspective) to not use it

This is known as the sunk-cost fallacy. Just because you have the space is not sufficient reason to use it.

I agree though, being in-person can be incredibly useful, but it very much depends on the team, the type of work, etc. It's also just nice to see people in a less structured manner - e.g., water cooler chats vs setting up a Teams call.

It may be a sunk-cost fallacy

It may not

Fact remains: if it has been paid-for, there's a strong justification for using it if you have it

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