To ask how often you’d go to the office if it wasn’t a requirement?

Me too. Our company has a "policy" (lax) of 3 days a week in the office. I go in every day. I've actually heard rumblings that our CEO is pushing for 5 days a week. I'm not surprised - we are a successful, high profile public company and productivity has definitely been an issue. More importantly, I think the collaborative parts of our job are missing something when we are all remote.

Once a month. It's nice to check in and see some faces in the flesh but I'm about 300% more productive at home!

I’ve not set foot in my office since I was interviewed 18months ago, before that I was in a role for 5 years and used to go once a month or so. My team is global, I meet my direct team every few months but based around Europe so still not in the office.

I go in every day and when we were in the less strict lockdowns I got permission to go in twice a week on wellbeing grounds because I found it too much with the whole family being at home all the time.

I live about a mile away from work though so can walk in and it does me good to get out of the house in general, I move more at work, there are fewer distractions, and I do have more conversations with other people who are in, which is good for catching up on what is going on in my wider department.

I am more productive in the office, but I know it's the opposite for some people.

I would love to know how when you have distributed teams that have worked in this way for years (non customer facing) what benefits going to the office (where we will obviously not all be) are perceived to have?

I have to go in twice a week at the moment.
If I had the choice it would be once a week, sometimes once a fortnight.

I understand that WFH suits some people but I do question motives sometimes.
Nearest office for me is a horrible 2 hour drive - or 4 hours by train - adding 4-8 hours travel at my own expense every day would mean I'd just look for another job as it wouldn't be viable.

If I didn’t miss my dog so much when I work in the office I’d go every day I think. Although not having to get up so early is nice to be fair. I like the buzz in the office when there are other people in. Maybe work from home on a Friday.

We are asked to do two and I do that. Yes, it's a cost, but I don't think you build the same type of team if you don't see each other in person. And the incidental conversations are often the most productive. I'm really glad my workplace is hybrid.

Never. Unfortunatly I have to go in 4 times a year.

I am asked to do 2 or 3 days a week but I go in every day, I hate WFH. I like the routine of getting up and out, I dress for work and can easily add gym or social stuff around office hours. I like seeing my colleagues and we are lucky to have a team who want to spend time together. I hate seeing people on teams from home in their Oodies or with cats strolling across the screen/children making noises in the back. I understand that WFH suits some people but I do question motives sometimes.

Pre 2020, I used to go into the office 3 mornings a week.

Now, I haven't been to the office (other than meetings) for nearly 4 years.

Twice a week, max.

Pretty much never. In more than 10 years I've been WFH, I have been to the office only a handful of times - but this also means I've been employed in situations where going in regularly would have been daft or even impossible - like when my boss was an American living and working in Florida for example.

If you're happy being at home I'd wait until you're asked to go in. I wfh 100% and only go in once a month or two when a team meeting or the like is arranged.

I'm expected to do one day, I typically do 2 or 3 as I enjoy the office environment and like liaising with colleagues in person. I certainly wouldn't go to sit in an empty office though as that's pointless. Our system is that we usually say the week before where we'll be in the coming week (office isn't big enough for everyone to be in together, so some planning is required) so if no one I need to engage with will be in, I stay home.

Me too

I am meant to do 3 days and that's usually about right. 2 appeals but 3 makes it easier to take everything in by car on day 1, bring it home on day 3 and cycle to work on day 2. Just doing 2 days means driving both days (my cycle commute is rural, pleasant and 50% off road and I enjoy it!)

I'd be willing to go in once or twice a week at most. But that would be if I were forced or taking a new position. If it were completely up to me, I'd probably never go in.

My husband's job wasn't remote before the pandemic (could work from home one day a week if they wanted but not more) but they've never made them go back in on a weekly basis. Once a month with a set agenda of meetings/priorities is what they're doing now.

I could do 100% wfh if I wanted but I go in 3 days a week and sometimes more as I very very much dislike working from home. I get demotivated and lonely

We're expected to be in 60% of your working week. I work 4 days, but come into the office 3 days and WFH 1 day. My ideal would be for everyone to have the same WFH days, so everyone is in the office together when they're in. I find on my WFH days, conversations can happen between some in the office that I then miss when I should have been involved, and also avoids that 'going into the office but on Teams day all day' when you're in meetings with people who are at home that day. But it's not practical - our team requires someone to be office based every day to support the office, but when I rule the world...

Husband doesn't need to go in but guess every day. Says he works better and nice for a change of scene. In his office thought out of 80 only 20 go in.

3 times a week if I could always guarantee a desk. Wfh has caused so many issues with team cohesion and information sharing - it’s a real issue for those of us working with vulnerable families.

I'm contractually home based but go in approximately once a week. If I had to pay my own travel I'd probably go in a lot less, maybe never. I enjoy being in the office but I get less done there are my team all want to chat and catch up.

I do 2 days wfh and 3 in the office. I wouldn't want to do much more wfh. But my office is about a 6 minute drive away!