One should keep in mind that all the "forever" claims by corporations are forever only until some VP quits. The moment the productivity of remote employees goes

One should keep in mind that all the "forever" claims by corporations are forever only until some VP quits. The moment the productivity of remote employees goes measurably worse than the one of local employees, there will be immediate reason to reverse these plans. Yes, some companies are 100% remote and they do well, but I think it is because they hire from another less competitive (for compensation) pool. I.e. they pay low end silicon valley salaries in cheap markets and manage to get very high-end talent.