[fangsout]

Up until very recently, I have been going into the office every day since they let us in post covid. I have a very hard time staying focused at home. I also really enjoy having friends at work. Once you have a family, it is really nice to have adult relationships outside of the home, and frankly it's really hard to maintain hobbies outside of work with all the kids activities and house tasks.

For personal reasons I've moved remote this year and it's hard, but I can manage for a while I guess. It is really nice to walk out of my home office and be instantly home, but I find that I have to work longer hours to get the same amount of work done at home.

As for layout, my office had open seating areas for talking, quiet areas, and a dozen or so phone booths for more privacy. I usually just worked in the open collab areas and used my headphones when needed. This has been the way for the last decade prior to covid.