I WFH, every year one of the goals that the rest of the team decides is that it’s “so great” to see each other in person. The past few years haven’t worked out but one did. I spent hours in a couple of airports, the huge expense for the company, I spent days away from my family, and for what? So you could look me in my same face you would see if we turned cameras on every once in a while? My husband says I’m being weird, but I legitimately want to know, what is the benefit? I hate being there and have to play nice so you can…look me even closer in the face?
Pretty ableist to assume everyone wants that though. Like I’m autistic and I do way better with video calls and emails than in person.
Did you not read the last paragraph, where they mentioned that it might not have value for OP directly, but their coworkers see value in it anyway?
Pretty ableist to force someone into a situation that makes them uncomfortable just because you assume everyone enjoys it.
Where in the post does it say anyone is being forced into it? OP was asking why their team wanted to meet up face to face, the first reply explains why teams would want to do it, while acknowledging that not everyone wants to.