It's because the engineering manager thinks that in-person collaboration works better than a remote team. I can't really argue with the results, the company is

It's because the engineering manager thinks that in-person collaboration works better than a remote team. I can't really argue with the results, the company is doing exceptionally well. Employees are generally happy (perhaps even excited) to work there, so I disagree that the organization is "broken". We're still a small-ish company, engineering is around 75 people and we all sit in the same area of the office. As we grow, then I imagine that this "in-person" effect (if it exists at all) will diminish