WFH equates to more flexibility and freedom for most WFH proponents. Freedom to choose how to spend hours reclaimed from commute, flexibility regarding when exactly and how to work, depending on what works best for the individual. Freedom to choose where you live. Having the option to move to a place they may find more enjoyable for whatever reason. Move to the countryside, move closer to parents, whatever.
When you suggest having mandated WFO time, no matter how little, you suggest taking away some of their freedom. People tend to not like their freedoms being taken away.
And… Don’t worry about Eastern Europeans taking your job. In a WFH world they don’t have to settle for Berlin salaries.
EDIT: If you’re serious about social cohesion, do cool retreats and events. Having actual adventures make people bond more than water cooler chitchat.
When you suggest having mandated WFO time, no matter how little, you suggest taking away some of their freedom. People tend to not like their freedoms being taken away.
And… Don’t worry about Eastern Europeans taking your job. In a WFH world they don’t have to settle for Berlin salaries.
EDIT: If you’re serious about social cohesion, do cool retreats and events. Having actual adventures make people bond more than water cooler chitchat.