Having had a private office, cubicle, desk in an open office, shared office, and remote from home, coffee shop, car, etc, I feel like I can answer that. Remote

Having had a private office, cubicle, desk in an open office, shared office, and remote from home, coffee shop, car, etc, I feel like I can answer that. Remote work is not a 1:1 for a private office, but it's pretty close. Pointless meetings are a cultural thing and going remote at the same org will not reduce them significantly. I also don't think that there is any good replacement for face to face communication. 1:1 video calls are close, but not the same. But, I think depending on your role within an organization really dictates whether a remote "office" will work. (and personality, work ethic, etc.) Anyway, I think that companies, especially large orgs that will need to embrace remote more. Customer support is a great example where mostly remote can work well, could even become a "gig economy" thing (I hate that term). I don't think that many orgs will move to cheaper locations, at least not fully. I do think larger orgs will have remote offices in smaller markets, which many do. I'd like to see large orgs be open to investing in co-working spaces in small towns so that all the rural technology workers that are now commuting hours a day can save time and money. Exciting time, decentralized workforces seem like a useful thing in many areas.