[mk89]

> > they claim it is to promote coworking and socialize

And they are right, look:

> get stuck in traffic, +20 minutes and > half of the workers are wfh

you have seen way more people than if you had stayed at home. Especially while driving, at the red traffic lights, or while overtaking cars/or while they overtake you :)

> > remember they are not even from the same city lol

it doesn't matter, distances should not matter, you could befriend someone that is 50 km away, why not - it doesn't matter that you're doing to meet him/her only once a year.

Overall, it does help socialize. :)

[junon]

My employer is not my mother or father. They have no business prescribing me extra-curricular socialization, nor are they afforded any privilege to dictate anything else about my personal life.

[scld]

They're not prescribing extra-curricular socialization for your personal life, though. They're prescribing on-the-clock socialization for your professional life.

[cbg0]

> on-the-clock socialization for your professional life

Can't wait to see this line in a company e-mail about forcing people into the office.

[Izkata]

I mean, it's pretty commonly called "networking"...

[junon]

> Especially while driving, at the red traffic lights, or while overtaking cars/or while they overtake you :)

If this wasn't a joke, then my comment was addressing that.

[mk89]

It was a joke! Sorry for the confusion. I hoped that the exaggeration would be considered as a joke.

[junon]

You never know on the internet :D I've seen wilder things suggested in seriousness.

[mk89]

Unfortunately it was meant as a sarcastic comment.

And of course I totally agree with you.

[DoctorMckay101]

Actually chuckled. Good comment.

[the_only_law]

Yet I can socialize just fine without even having a job.