#WFH #ReturnToOffice #OfficeReset

So they finally announced that they want people back in the office.
Before the pandemic, we had 15% of the workers who were "remote" workers. My entire team (which isn't very large) has been remote for at least five years.
When the pandemic started, remote worker numbers jumped to 50%.
Today, they have finally mandated that everybody who was not remote before the pandemic has to plan to be in the office four days a week and managers have to be in the office every day.
They've said that everybody who was hired as "remote" before the pandemic started will still be allowed to work "remote". So I will be fine.

I mean, #ThePandemicIsNotOver, right?
We have offices across the US South so mask mandates are a complete non-starter.
Also, all the talk about "people psychologically need to be around other people" is bullshit because I'm #ActuallyAutisic and I work much better when not surrounded by random sounds, voices, and the danger of unwanted drivebys.

Again, I'm fine. I get to work from home. But I am not the only #ND person who has benefited from working remotely who feels like the "you must be around people" line the exact opposite of what some people "need".

Our company strives for diversity in gender, nationality, and skin color but obviously doesn't feel the same way about #NeuroDiversity or they would have already known this.

My manager doesn't have to go to an office even though he lives within 45 minutes of one and we will still post our jobs as "100% remote" but the fact that the company as a whole is moving away from that is disheartening. It's not surprising in the least. But it is disheartening, nonetheless.