I think the interesting question is: can you combine the benefits of in-office collaboration and social connection with the advantages of remote (lower real est

I think the interesting question is: can you combine the benefits of in-office collaboration and social connection with the advantages of remote (lower real estate costs, larger hiring pool, and better focus time) with a hybrid model? The new default seems to be trending toward hybrid with 1-3 days in office per week and the rest remote for this reason. The other model that seems to work well is fully remote with quarterly offsites at the company and/or team level. It is most definitely my experience that being able to all stand around a whiteboard and socialize together creates better work. On the other hand, no company will ever pay enough to compensate for the lack of affordability and poor livability of the Bay Area, Seattle, or NYC. The only people who love RTO are new grads with no life or execs who already cashed out.