I don& #39;t know what to make of the disconnect I see between articles saying the office is dead, we& #39;re never going back to downtown; and all the people I& #39;m talking to and hearing from who are going nuts working from home

And it& #39;s not just parents with kids at home who are sick of WFH .... it& #39;s people who miss serendipitous interactions in the hallways, getting takeout from their favorite downtown vendor, etc.

I don& #39;t doubt that people who can, will stay home until the coronavirus risk passes. But once there is a cure/treatment/herd immunity/etc .... it seems to me that people will want the office back

It& #39;s possible that my perception of this is skewed by the fact that I and most of my circle live in cities, with a) manageable commutes; and b) relatively small living spaces that just are not set up well for WFH

If I had a home office and a commute that required a long drive (that is, if I lived in a far-out suburb), I& #39;d probably be less excited about the return to the office