There's a personal calculation summing up all the tasks that are associated with work attendance as you have already provided a partial list. I mean why jump through x # of hoops repetitively to lodge oneself into a cubicle space only to have some so-called lead person come around for the daily checklist of inquiries, like how's project xyz coming along(?), do you have enough to do(?), blah(?), blah(?), blah(?), but then after all that the real reason the lead person comes sauntering your way, and eventually to all the other cubicled underlings without looking too obvious emerges which is to make a suggestion (or else) to attend some social luncheon today where said lead person will be showcasing how important they are to higher-ups, what, with all their cubiclized minions in attendance. AKA major kissing up to all those higher up backsides. At least you get paid, but not during lunchtime, but will most certainly not be paying, cause, that just doesn't look right when trying to impress the biggy people.

Then back to the cubicle wondering what that luncheon was all about and starting the countdown from about 1:30 pm until that life after death moment arrives, and race to the doors! Luckily this day included a bonus, there was no obligatory meeting in the afternoon, or should we call them pretender gatherings where stress tensing body muscle exercising must be repetitively employed so as not to dive into a deep snoring sleep at the pretender gathering. Not a good look.

Yes, maybe up to 30% of daily needless activities are associated with physically attending work and possibly totally unnecessary while still accumulating wealth for whomever you work for. When the cost of office space, including supplies, needless luncheons, and many other trappings of in-person working, finally dawns on the higher-up backsides, then maybe, just maybe this simple fact-value point will beam right off the company bean counter's spreadsheet cell into their deep dark, apparently concerned, gray matter.