[phone[phone]]

> I have a tech company and most staff want to come to the office 1 day a week. Getting them to come is very tough.

I’ve never felt more lonely in my life than working in an office full of people, and I know that’s a sentiment shared by most of my friends. I don’t think working in an office is the major factor in this.

[bettysdiagnose]

Indeed living in Germany taught me that sometimes it's better to be alone than to be around people who make you feel alone. It's not sufficient to simply be around people, it can absolutely be actively counter-productive. Coming up against several stereotypically cold Germans who seemed barely able to even acknowledge my at least positive and non-zero value as a human being took a while to get used to...

[alexpetralia]

Absolutely. I've often felt like an outsider in places full of people, and an insider with just a single friend. I think it's about tribal affinity.