I was in the interested cohort of long-term remote workers before COVID. One company I worked at attempted a hybrid remote experiment. It was awful at every le

I was in the interested cohort of long-term remote workers before COVID. One company I worked at attempted a hybrid remote experiment. It was awful at every level. Having half a business in-person and the other half remote creates a massive rift between the "real" employees and the cogs (yes, it's company dependant and some business has probably made this strategy thrive, but it takes a lot of work). Eventually, in-office was mandated. I quit a few months later. I watched this partly unfold recently. Luckily, this company decided to scrap the office outright and now the entire company is distributed across the country (and a little international). I would not accept partial remote as an engineer.