> I think the problem with letting people choose individually is that a lot of software work is essentially collaborative. > One team I'm working with right no

> I think the problem with letting people choose individually is that a lot of software work is essentially collaborative. > One team I'm working with right now is entirely distributed. And they're building a video call tool, so they like remote-presence tech just fine. But they still work one week physically together every month, even though that means a bunch of 10-13 hour flights. Despite the pain, they see the direct collaboration as necessary to making rapid progress. In the broader discussion, I feel like your example invalidates your argument. Yes, software work is collaborative, but these people are greatly successful collaborating in person less than 1/4 of their time. This is way less collaboration than they would have working in the same office with private offices.