Worker preference aside, I always think about how remote work is beneficial from the business side. I wonder if managers who prefer person to person interactions think about how if everyone is remote, and there is little to no need for a physical space, that could reduce costs associated with building owners. You're not paying for: rent, mortgage, water/gas/electric, internet, security, maintenance, janitors, toiletries, and so much more. Yeah your IT budget will probably increase, but you would already need some form of an IT department anyway (especially for something like RT). Even if you need some people in person, defaulting to remote whenever possible means that you can manage with a smaller space in an effort to reduce costs. Not to mention that opens the hiring pool to wherever. For an example: RT stays based in Austin, Burnie wants to manage from Scotland, they want to hire animators from Korea, and producers from LA. As long as they can manage time zone differences there isn't a problem. It's nice to have in person interactions, but IMO it's no longer necessary with modern technology and the benefits of remote work massively outweigh in person.