I've mostly worked remotely, whether at home or because I was traveling a lot, informally (except during COVID) for about the last ten years and with a mix of i

I've mostly worked remotely, whether at home or because I was traveling a lot, informally (except during COVID) for about the last ten years and with a mix of in-office and out-of-office before that. My doubtless somewhat unpopular opinion is that I developed stronger professional connections with people I worked together with in person to at least some degree than those I never met in person. Some of this can be mitigated with off-sites and other events; the convergence of generally tighter budgets and the lifting of COVID restrictions didn't help. But I don't really agree with the 100% remote viewpoint in general.