Is there really any need to be so arsey and rude, just because someone has a different opinion to you? Whatever your circumstances in regards to shielding yourself and/or others you can't expect the rest of society to remain restricted indefinitely to protect a minority (that's a generic you btw, before anyone starts getting all defensive and emotional).
Employers have every right to dictate the terms of employment - if people don't like those terms they can chose to work elsewhere. If they want you in the office and you don't want to work in the office, you have every right to take yourself off to an employer who will give you a home working contract. But stamping your feet and whining 'you shouldn't have to go in' and it's 'pointless' is childish, especially if you are getting on with your life in other respects and would rather just dodge the commute. It's also worth bearing in mind that even at the height of Lockdown 1, only 39% of the workforce worked from home. Everyone else was either furloughed or still going out to work. Working from home consistently for the last two years is not the norm.
In regards to safety and guidelines, that is down to individual employers and how they deal with things - even with full restrictions in place some employers chose to do the bare minimum they could get away with and still put pressure on people to come in when sick. At the other end of the scale, some have gone above and beyond what they 'have' to do and will stick to a policy of not wanting people in if they have anything contagious that they could spread to other members of staff. Again, if you don't like what your company have put in place and you're in a position to do so, go a find an employer whose hybrid working/sickness policies you do like.
People shouldn't be rude, I agree, but phrases like "would rather just dodge the commute" are also quite divisive as it makes it sound like wanting to avoid lengthy commutes is a bad thing or lazy.
Prior to the pandemic I would commute 20 miles to work and 20 miles back 5 days a week. It would mean getting up early, sitting in a lot of traffic and then getting back later. Working from home means I work just as long, if not more, but can cut out all the extra time sitting in the car. It's great for mental health, especially as I often use that time to exercise.
I'm happy to go into the office when there's a particular need (e.g. for a face to face meeting or to speak to particular colleagues in person) but going into the office just to be seen, and then working exactly as I would at home feels pointless to me.
Now I'm technically not whinging because thankfully my employer shares my view and only wants me in the office when I'd benefit from it. But I can't take an "I'm alright Jack" approach because I know how I'd feel if I was being forced back into a crowded office 5 days a week just because certain management think it's the right thing to do, based on little to no evidence.
Sorry for the long post, it just gets on my wick when people imply that those who don't want to go back to the office full time are somehow unable to move on with their lives or can't get back to normal, etc.
but then what are you meant to do when the testing infrastructure is no longer there?
