For sure, I didn't think you were being unsympathetic or anything like that. I kinda just used your post as a jumping off point to collect my general thoughts about the "stay-at-home vs back-to-office" debate and how we're all stuck arguing between two bad options. It wasn't my intent to argue or debate, I just think the problems with remote-work don't get brought up enough and it's really hard to talk about this in a nuanced way.

That really sucks that your company is making you return to the office like so many others right now. Workers should absolutely have the choice whenever possible.