I’m not making a judgement regarding the effectiveness of remote work. But, there are intangible changes to the social dynamics that develop. People overhear

I’m not making a judgement regarding the effectiveness of remote work. But, there are intangible changes to the social dynamics that develop. People overhear and share jokes, develop office friendships, etc. which becomes harder to do when everything is “on the record”, or physical distance gets in the way. From a political perspective, I have seen firsthand how being local can keep you in fresh in the mind when new projects are being discussed and assigned. In years past, it was always considered better for one’s career to be “closer to the mother ship” than a satellite office. I suspect that this was/is at least partially human nature, rather than a learned anachronism.