I worked for a 100% remote company during the pandemic. It was the least productive job I had. So much time was wasted waiting for people to respond it was driv

I worked for a 100% remote company during the pandemic. It was the least productive job I had. So much time was wasted waiting for people to respond it was driving me crazy. People would disappear for hours at a time and the “asynchronous” working was accepted as the norm. I didn’t even have an office I could drive to to meet other employees. I quit after a few months. I now work for a company where I’m on site but I work on a team that is remote. I’ve made friends with the people around me and when I can’t get answers from my team I can ask the people around me. Being able to have an adhoc 5 min conversation to explain a very complex idea vs scheduling a zoom hours later saves an immense amount of time. The difference in productivity is night and day. I’m so happy to be back in the office.