[throwaway2037]

So GP's lived experiences are not real? Your reply reads like "yeah, but for me..." All of the HN discussions about work from office vs home always devolve into the same No True Scotsman arguments. It doesn't matter what anyone says, someone else will inevitably say: "yeah, but for me..." Nothing new is learned. Everyone's mind stays closed to other's peoples lived experiences.

And wait until you have teammates that don't want to pick-up the (video) phone or reply to your chats or emails. Suddenly, you won't be having those "in depth conversations working remotely". Can you empathize with GP's experience?

[JohnFen]

> So GP's lived experiences are not real?

I never even thought, let alone said, anything remotely like that.

> Your reply reads like "yeah, but for me..."

And it was. What's wrong with that? The commenter was expressing their personal reality, and I was expressing mine. Why is it bad when I do it but not when they do it?

Since the whole WFH/RTO debate (and it's silly this debate even exists because the two aren't mutually exclusive) is entirely about everyone's personal preferences, expressing personal preferences seems appropriate.

> Can you empathize with GP's experience?

Yes, of course.

[fennecfoxy]

Chill out, my man. Did the OP ever say that? No, they did not.

All they did was reference someone's opinion as they shared their own.

[reciprocity]

I think you completely misread parent's comment.