Not really, most work is virtual even at an office, or with another office, or with a client, or with a partner company, or with a friend that you see on occasi

Not really, most work is virtual even at an office, or with another office, or with a client, or with a partner company, or with a friend that you see on occasion but always in touch online. Remote work allows relationships/lunches with friends as well, maybe not work friends but friends, networking, local groups in the same focus/area, it isn't just automaton. We rely too much on work environment rather than our local environment. Remote work allows freedom to dictate your day more and allows for more opportunities to meet people if you want. Co-working spaces for remote workers are also nice. External product/brand view is the most important thing companies need to learn today. Even within the office when people go in, most communication there is email, communication/chat, video etc. Remote and virtual communication is now how most business is done, even at physical offices. Offices that have ability to do meetups or have integration sessions are nice to haves as well. Even when it comes to shared desktop pair programming, you can get to know people not having to stand next to them. The lunches and other things are nice though, but they have little to do with work and better external products though. The best products come from people that have time to do research and development and more open mode versus closed mode, that kind of work is really hard to do at a modern office. Some jobs cannot be remote, the ones that can are usually in fields where most work/communication is virtual even in the same office and maybe even the same room.