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WFH has been utterly depressing for me. I hate being stuck in my house 24/7. Going back to the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays has been great.

I wouldn't want to go back to 5 days a week in the office though.

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Why are you stuck in your house 24/7? Don’t you have anything better to do?

There are a multitude of factors here, but the big one is that the office provides a space to regularly socialize with peers that I'm not directly related to through blood or marriage. The concept of a "third place"[1] is downright foreign where I live, likely because for most people in my community that role is served by the dominant church.

Are you an automaton? You know you can leave the house if it’s not for work right?

Maybe they're stuck in one of the dystopian corporations where not having a green bubble on Teams is cause for a 1 on 1 chat with your manager.

Most of my hobbies are indoor activities. Going into the office injects some much needed social stimulation and environmental variety into my daily/weekly routine.

And do what exactly? I can take my family out to the movies or a museum, but that is a little expensive to do more than once a week or so. It also does not serve the same social function that time in the office did, namely socialization with peers instead of family.

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