I think there is something to this - as a junior you can learn a lot through osmosis just by being around seniors and more experienced people. This doesn't just

I think there is something to this - as a junior you can learn a lot through osmosis just by being around seniors and more experienced people. This doesn't just apply to software or tech - I have a friend that works for a bank that says just having new members of his team be within earshot so they can hear how he talks to clients and partners on the phone is a useful learning experience for them. However, my experience pre-Covid was that the office was where I was the least productive. My team was already spread out across many office locations, so virtual meetings over Teams were already a thing. The company I worked for at the time had shifted to an open floor plan but without an adequate amount of conference rooms, so often for these virtual meetings we would all be dialed in at our desk, despite 4-6 of us on the call sitting right next to each other. Of course this created echo so meetings were a constant game of muting/unmuting and minimizing how much you talked to avoid feedback. Working remotely did not require a shift in tools at all, but instead has made these calls much more pleasant to attend and easier to engage in.