Depends on the job of course. If instant communication is useful for the job, remote working is often inferior, as there is friction. For example training up a

Depends on the job of course. If instant communication is useful for the job, remote working is often inferior, as there is friction. For example training up a new employee is a great deal harder to do remotely, it's much easier to shadow someone in person than via a screen share. Also if the role requires some kind of client facing element, that rules out remote work.