I have been noticing that even in IT roles people have been pulled back into the office. My job wants to put me into a small room filled with 7 desks. Losing money and time on commute, less personal time, being stuck in the office all day.
For as little as I worked in the office during hybrid shift patterns I have been making more mistakes, I have been feeling more tired after work and commute and my overall happiness was lower.
But sure some people think its necessary to be miserable to be “productive”.