https://fortune.com/2023/02/02/remote-work-why-do-i-miss-commuting-psychological-detach-recovery-liminal-space-management-study/
In our recently published conceptual study, we argue that commutes are a source of “liminal space”—a time free of both home and work roles that provides an opportunity to recover from work and mentally switch gears to home.
During the shift to remote work, many people lost this built-in support for these important daily processes. Without the ability to mentally shift gears, people experience role blurring, which can lead to stress. Without mentally disengaging from work, people can experience burnout.
Remote work actually bad, come back to the office.
You know you can just go for a walk, right? There's no need to involve an office in this.
Also, my city has decent public transit, but living under an hour commute would have rent costs of approximately half my aftertax income. And my income is a bit higher than the median HH income for the city. It goes beyond just public transit infrastructure. Living 15 minutes from the office isn't feasible for most people.
I think the average commuting time here was an hour each way pre-covid.
Seeing as how I didn't mention offices, where's that come from?
From fortune magazine? This is part of an ongoing back to office propaganda campaign they've been doing for 18 months. They're trying to make sure business leaders are on the same page because the push might fail if workers have the option.