But the point of “soft” work is for physical proximity to encourage bonding. Having offices in different cities creates hubs of people who like each other becau

But the point of “soft” work is for physical proximity to encourage bonding. Having offices in different cities creates hubs of people who like each other because loosely, they’ve become friends due to daily exposure to each other. This is not possible/harder to achieve in remote-only setups. At least that’s how I read the article. This, therefore means that outsourcing and remote offices aren’t antithetical to what the return-to-office crew wants to achieve.