Remote work has been a thing for a while. I've been working remotely (mostly anyway) for over a decade at this point. The only thing that's changed recently was

Remote work has been a thing for a while. I've been working remotely (mostly anyway) for over a decade at this point. The only thing that's changed recently was that more jobs (including those outside of tech) were forced to embrace remote working. I think there will be some normalisation over the next year or two as offices reopen, but the trend over the last decade has only been towards more remote working. A decade ago it was difficult to find companies open to remote work but in 2018 (the last time I looked for a job pre-pandemic) it wasn't hard at all -- at least within tech. The thing I'm most concerned about in the immediate future is the tech job market in general. I'm a fairly senior dev so I'm not too worried about myself, but I think junior devs might have a hard time finding work if the economy takes a turn for the worse. I'm not that worried about remote working though. Almost everyone I speak to seems fairly adamant that they won't be returning to the office just for the sake of it. Going forward there will be more pressure than ever for companies to accommodate those who wish to work remotely and personally I don't see myself ever taking a non remote job again. I'm sure some companies will insist employees work from the office, but those companies will find it increasingly harder to recruit talent.