Interesting question. I have an interesting observation about others, to start. I worked at my last gig both before and all through COVID, so I got something o

Interesting question. I have an interesting observation about others, to start. I worked at my last gig both before and all through COVID, so I got something of a front-row seat to the changes that occured. One thing I definitely, very particularly noticed, that I found quite shocking, is that colleagues I knew to be on the more extroverted side have had negative personality changes. They have shorter tempers, they actually argue with colleagues in Teams meetings, they are more bitter and angry in code reviews. They get upset with negative feedback about their code/work. I can go on... It has been really shocking seeing some colleagues that I knew for over 3 years that were great humans, come out the end of the pandemic situation so poorly. Colleagues that I knew to be more introverted, or had close families (were a father/mother, for example) seem to be affected far less. This has made me conjecture that extroverted people suffered far more, socially, than introverted people, by the very nature of "lock-downs" literally being an introverted environment. It could all be anecdotal, but it still interests me. It's actually one of the few reasons why I moved on to other opportunities. When it's your adjacent colleague, you can adapt and deal with the shorter tempers, bitterness, and such. However, when it's a significant proportion of your leadership team, that's another question! About myself: * I am far more productive. * I don't have to look busy. * I nip out to meet a friend for lunch. * I have free-er choice when pimping my dev setup. * Better snacks :) * Better tea Overall, I see it as an absolute win for someone like me.