But this costs money and its easier to just gaslight
“The company just isn’t in a position to do more than 1 day a week of work from home right now.”
Literally every other team does 4 days a week of work from home…
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"Some higher up doesn't want it to"
My perceptions - wfh is more productive and comfortable for me, the alternative narrative is offices are better (because reasons), and we need to have face to face etc etc. The arguments are presented without facts and contrary to the evidence, there is an alternative reason - control, lack of trust etc, that is being hidden.
as GP said they could make things nice but, nah
"Do you believe your own lying eyes, over me?"
Gaslighting is a specific form of it.