I get recruiters contacting me constantly. I usually ignore and/or block them but one sends jobs that are actually applicable mostly, so I let his emails through and even look at them sometimes. But today, unlike most of the time, I did respond with this:

I am not in the area any longer, but thanks for the offer. I also don’t accept any roles that are not fully remote. My skillset is too valuable to compromise on that and companies that don’t offer remote work especially in the tech space are only going to get mediocre people in the future.

It probably won’t help push back against the RTO nonsense promulgated by MBAs, but it’s something. I have not yet gotten a reply from the recruiter.

What I said was not inaccurate about my skillset, but I wanted to put it deliberately arrogantly so that it’d sting a little and he’d think about it more and perhaps mention it to someone. I am good at that kinda shit; I’ve studied propaganda and related for a long time now.