I don’t like absolutes when talking about remote work. Multiple things can be true at once; for example that RTO is used by poor leadership to make it less obvi

I don’t like absolutes when talking about remote work. Multiple things can be true at once; for example that RTO is used by poor leadership to make it less obvious how badly they are managing operations and leading people, while accepting that four people working in the same room against a common goal is materially different and more efficient than four people in a remote meeting. The most obvious example to me when remote work is simply unsuitable is when it comes to onboarding. Being able to ask lots of low effort questions quickly to many different people and building an esprit de corps through eating and laughing together matters for long term success.