I never understood this argument.. you don't go to work to socialize, you go there to get work done.
I am of course respectful and cooperative with my fellow coworkers but my relationship with them ends at 5PM.
I personally find the offices that push for forced socialization quite frustrating.
After working remote for the past few years I love the fact that I no longer have to commute, am in charge of my time, can eat what I want , have better sleep, can exercise and have the luxury of actually getting work done.
Not to mention remote work majorly helps people with kids / newborns and also caters to women who need extra comfort during pregnancies.
When I was working in a big office, I actually had to arrive early or stay late to get work done (I'm not kidding), because those were the only non distracting hours.
I suspect the reason why most companies are not remote is because they rather keep a tight leash on their employees and celebrate the butt in chair "work" rather than trusting them with actual work.
I can understand why you might feel the way you do, but have a hard time understanding your confusion. Given that social isolation is a common punishment for children and prisoners you can't understand why people wouldn't want to work in a socially isolated environment? Sure, you don't go to work just to socialize (well, some people do) but that's quite different from saying you shouldn't expect to get any socialization from work.
I am of course respectful and cooperative with my fellow coworkers but my relationship with them ends at 5PM.
I personally find the offices that push for forced socialization quite frustrating.
After working remote for the past few years I love the fact that I no longer have to commute, am in charge of my time, can eat what I want , have better sleep, can exercise and have the luxury of actually getting work done.
Not to mention remote work majorly helps people with kids / newborns and also caters to women who need extra comfort during pregnancies.
When I was working in a big office, I actually had to arrive early or stay late to get work done (I'm not kidding), because those were the only non distracting hours.
I suspect the reason why most companies are not remote is because they rather keep a tight leash on their employees and celebrate the butt in chair "work" rather than trusting them with actual work.
I doubt I'm alone in this.