Ultimately, the sentiments offered by others are what drive this home. I have said it before and I'll be saying it on Hacker News again: I have become very accustomed to working from home, and very little will motivate me back into an office. Even a huge pay bump would make it a difficult decision. I like the coworkers I've had, but the distractions of an office are excessive. I can go anywhere I want with WFH, literally anywhere - and my employer supports it. No amount of pitiful pizza parties and stolen fridge food will make me want to go back.
> No amount of pitiful pizza parties and stolen fridge food will make me want to go back.
FWIW, I WFH so I can eat my pizza in peace, instead of dealing with bullshit salad and fruit and fitness parties that have been a staple of the tech industry in the past decade.
Funny you mention that - one of my last office interactions was my boss burning salmon in the microwave. I literally walked into the server room because I'd rather be deaf than smell burnt fish.
One my favorite gags from the early days of the pandemic was telling my coworkers that I left a cheesecake in the fridge, and they were all welcome to have some.
