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It's pretty clear there are benefits to being all-remote or all-in-person. What's less obvious are the ways that this breaks down when some folks are remote when others aren't. What's your take on companies moving toward a hybrid model?

That's interesting. Apart from a self-sorting stratification (where some groups decide to stay home while others decide to come in), did you look at the ways it affects the work, itself?

I'm thinking about how in in-office meetings, folks who are remote are at the mercy of folks in the room remembering to turn their speaker up to let them participate and be heard. Not to mention the vital in-office conversations that happen before and after the video call, and how it affects folks who are remote.

I took over 200 flights in 2018–2019 because of the issues inherent to having some folks in-office while others were remote. Things work great when everyone is together or remote, but remote workers are at a disadvantage when others are together in person.

I think a lot of companies are going to do what yours is doing, only to find out that it's hugely problematic for folks who are remote. I advocate for either being 100% remote, or having set days where everyone works from home. There are things we can do to have the benefits of being remote without introducing new problems.

That's interesting. What advantages to remote workers did you see in mixed-environment meetings?