Readers will know of my frustration with my employer's 'back to the office' dictate. Decades from now, this sort of resistance to remote working will seem silly and unreasonable. The putative purpose was to increase sociability and culture, but the actual environment is empty and culturally void, lacking even a cafeteria or employee commons. The real reason (to my mind) is to fill Ottawa's office buildings again, which I suppose would help local businesses. But it makes no sense! Ottawa has a housing problem, and half-empty office buildings staff must be coerced into using. The city is also suffering from a dysfunctional transportation infrastructure. Why not convert the offices to housing, thereby revitalizing downtown (especially at night), easing traffic, and letting people work where they work best?
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