In my experience, it's been a combination of the ineptitude of some and a desire of the higher-ups to justify the money spent in procuring and creating the "off

In my experience, it's been a combination of the ineptitude of some and a desire of the higher-ups to justify the money spent in procuring and creating the "office". There are some that function better at work in person. I thought I was that person for a while but now I'm two years into a fully remote job and I don't know if I'd ever want to go back. The freedom to balance life and work as I so choose throughout a day is just, well it's honestly crazy and I feel super lucky to live in a time where this is possible. I've left this note on HN before but I think the reason my team and company finds success being remote is related to these: 1. We are a mostly-remote company. The sales team is in-person at HQ for some reason. Everyone else is remote and spread around the US. 2. My team has daily standup zoom meetings that, once finished, turn into a completely optional "party" room where you can ask questions, answer questions, jump into break-out rooms to code together on something, etc. Or you can just peace out and work solo and nobody will judge you.