The pandemic abruptly and dramatically brought home the fact that one does not necessarily need to be at their work site to get work done and be productive. I'm curious about those on this forum who no longer work at their work sites and on their views on returning.

The internet has made that possible and, just as this forum, purpose and mission can be fulfilled from anywhere and at any time.

Today's Free Press has an excellent article on how GM is changing its work environments, both office and factory, to appeal to a labor-shortage work market where workers have acclimated to working remotely and my not find winter commutes and child care management appealing.

Snippet:
At the Tech Center, the model that salaried workers are experiencing aims to give employees added flexibility as they give up the flexibility of remote work.

There is a life-size checkerboard and a pool table embedded in the body frame of a late 1960s Chevrolet Camaro SS 396 in a nearby hallway - just two of several game areas meant to be “mental jogs” to stimulate creativity.

“We did it from a neuroscience perspective,” Messing said.“Creative breakthroughs actually happen, a lot of them, when you're mildly content and not thinking about anything and there's a certain level of ambient noise. That's just the way the brain works.”

The building has designated quiet areas for those who can't be distracted and regular desks in low lighting for those who need to see a computer without glare. Some folks occupy private phone rooms [[with treadmills in some) or meeting rooms, either with colleagues or working solo.

The onetime sea of cubical walls is gone, leaving window views of GM's campus that allow all in the office to take in the scenery. That is exactly how GM wants it.
And at GM Flint Assembly...
...a mother's room will be added to the trim area; mother's rooms are now located in other parts of the plant. New speakers and monitors will be added to team rooms, among other upgrades.

Will it work?