Its not all about power. This might come as a shock, but not all bosses are evil and not all companies try to extract every single drop from employees.
I for example have put in a lot of hard work in building an office space in a location where it is easy for folks to commute, invested in experts who came in and designed a space which is great for creativity, inspiration and focus. There are lots of snacks and coffee to keep people boosted. And I did all this to make the office a genuinely nice place for people to do good work and trust me, there are people who like doing good work. It makes them feel useful and a productive member of society. This same environment is really hard to replicate at home where there might be less space, kids, dogs etc.
So this sort of antagonistic attitude towards any return to office is really bad because it makes the world feel threatening and desolate. Not everything is so bad and evil.
I for example have put in a lot of hard work in building an office space in a location where it is easy for folks to commute, invested in experts who came in and designed a space which is great for creativity, inspiration and focus. There are lots of snacks and coffee to keep people boosted. And I did all this to make the office a genuinely nice place for people to do good work and trust me, there are people who like doing good work. It makes them feel useful and a productive member of society. This same environment is really hard to replicate at home where there might be less space, kids, dogs etc.
So this sort of antagonistic attitude towards any return to office is really bad because it makes the world feel threatening and desolate. Not everything is so bad and evil.