> Remote work actually is a drawback for the employee rather than the employer. Human contact is something that is quite important for relationships to form. So

> Remote work actually is a drawback for the employee rather than the employer. Human contact is something that is quite important for relationships to form. Some people adapt well to it because they grew up on computers & grew up making friends on the internet, but for others in person communication is quite important. I'm not so sure about it. Sure, if you compare work-related human contact to no human contact, the latter option is obviously worse. But when you move to remote work, you get a lot of extra time and energy, which often creates more opportunity for socialisation. And this socialisation is, in my opinion, much healthier than with your colleagues. Want it or not, you're constantly "selling" yourself to your work peers: their opinion about you will greatly affect your career, and therefore income, and therefore a lot about your life. We all create a better, public version of ourselves, even if we do it semi-consciously. I don't even mean being dishonest (you should never do that), but just building a facade and toning down everything "negative". Spending less time and energy doing that, and more time with people with whom you can be honest and open was one of the best things I've got out of switching to remote work.