[TomSwirly]

During that time there was also a pandemic that killed millions, a psychotic US President, and repeated waves of layoffs amongst tech workers.

> An office job provided structure and meaningful daily contact that is not replicated in 30 minute zoom calls.

I'm a very friendly guy, and always get along with my coworkers, but I go to work to work. For meaningful daily contact, I have my friends and family.

The European idea of going to work, working systematically for eight hours, and then going home to your real life seems much healthier to me.

Another way to see it is this: the cost of keeping a worker in an office is at least 10% of their salary. Another 5% of the workers day is spent commuting.

I personally would rather have a 10% raise and another 250 hours of spare time every year. I think if you phrased it that way, most people would agree.