I've been working remotely since approx 3 years as an individual contributor (programmer). Here's my take from an individual's perspective- There have been rar

I've been working remotely since approx 3 years as an individual contributor (programmer). Here's my take from an individual's perspective- There have been rare times, when I have "felt" the need to work from office to be able to collaborate better. Faster and better collaboration: I think that is the only advantage work-from-office has to offer. BUT, the office distractions in the name of collaboration, far outweigh the advantages of being in office. Low-latency high bandwidth networks at remote work place tend to remove the pains in online collaboration. It feels just like being there. "In person meetups" - I am not too sure if short meetups really help team cohesion. I believe it takes at least 2 work-weeks in office to improve team cohesion that way. I've also found online meets towards common goals (like new product idea brainstorming) - pretty effective in improving team cohesion (or sometimes leads to groupism). Personally, I find switching work space for a week or couple of days, from my regular (remote) work space - makes me feel better.