Having a team with someone remote should force remote first communication practices. This pandemic is going to go on for a while, meaning months and months are

Having a team with someone remote should force remote first communication practices. This pandemic is going to go on for a while, meaning months and months are likely. If you have the factor of someone on your team being in a high risk category, it feels like there is an obligation to let them be remote 100% until the pandemic subsides. Combine those two and I think if I were in charge of a lease on a building/space I might look at reducing the footprint if there are enough people going remote. Why pay for all that floor space? There might be a revolution in the tech sector in the sense that remote only/first could be something to attract workers because they could live anywhere and make the going rate for their skills. There are a lot of engineers that don't really care about perks like relaxation pods, meals provided, snacks or whatever. It might also give some companies a competitive advantage - no leasing office space.