I can't speak for google but social herd psychology is a thing. And face to face communication is very effective for certain things. As an aside, every type of

I can't speak for google but social herd psychology is a thing. And face to face communication is very effective for certain things. As an aside, every type of communication has it's uses. I think bosses in general feel much more in control when using face to face communication because it allows for fine levels of real time back and forth.