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We run a hybrid model at work and it's absolutely wonderful. Go to the office when it feels like to be social and connect with your coworkers, the real work mostly gets done at home. No obligations to show up at certain days or a certain amount of days, just whenever we want.

Different people with different social energy levels and so also different presence intervals, still see each other from time to time. Sprinkle in some nice fun non-obligatory team building activities.. everybody happy and productive.

>>Mo3+(OP)
Same here. Best of both worlds.

Pre-pandemic I usually worked in open offices, and always found them horrible.

I found it insane the first job I had that companies preferred me to work in an open plan office, whereas I could do hobby coding without any distractions at home.

>>Mo3+(OP)
From what I've seen there's 2 approaches to hybrid, both under the same name but completely different. 1) as it sounds like yours is, the office is there to use whenever you like, but you don't have to. 2) Work from home X days a week/month

1) Is perfect for me. Though I would admittedly spend 90% of my time working from home, I'd never complain about having the option. 2) is pretty much as bad as WFO for me, in some ways slightly worse (no consistent routine, no consistent work environment, carting my laptop back and forth), in some ways slightly better, but overall pretty much the same.