To work remotely and collaborate well, it takes some extra effort and care. When you are present in the office, you can forego that care and still get the job d

To work remotely and collaborate well, it takes some extra effort and care. When you are present in the office, you can forego that care and still get the job done (albeit poorly). People generally don't have the skill or discipline for remote work/collaboration. With a little bit of coaching, it can be learnt easily but that itself requires effort from both parties. And of course, how teams function, how you get visibility and recognition for your work, and how you are rewarded - all these will be affected by switching to remote – without solid/convincing answers for these - people will be hesitant to go for it. These are the barriers, IMO. Personally, my commute is super long and I get most of my intense deep work done at home (or during commute itself). I wouldn't mind a world where I had to go meet my colleagues for a couple of weeks at a quarterly offsite and work from home rest of the time. That would be perfect balance for me.