Strongly agree. If anything, compromise is necessary for finding the best solution for everyone, especially as we're all different.

That manager thinking that compromise is "giving up" needs to get out of the selfish delusion and come back to reality. Feel sorry for the subordinates!

Doesn't it also contradict his own decision? Below that quote he also says:

compromises that preserved cohesion were tantamount to "deciding to lose"

Forcing RTO is maintaining the status quo, which itself is a compromise you make to not do anything about the changes that happen as time goes on. He is literally making a compromise to preserve cohesion. But I guess in his mind him making compromises with himself don't count, the only compromise that matters is the one he has to make with others.

if someone said this to me I'd be like "oh okay great. I won't compromise then. I'm working from home."