Surprise.. work from home model isn’t a good long term plan

It really just depends on your field, I don’t think you can paint every field with a broad brush.

On one hand I'm sure this is true to a degree.

On the other, corporate bureaucracy invents measures of accomplishment and efficiency that have nothing to do with real output, so it'll be impossible to get straight answers. "It took much longer to coordinate and conduct our rollout training and accompanying strategy session that could really be accomplished with three emails" etc.

I love circling back to touch base.

Depends on the field and the people. I've mostly worked from home for the past 20 years. The technology is there to make it happen, but it is easier to make it work well if people can get together in person on occasion.

Some people can work from home. Some can’t. Done.

It depends on the job. If you're writing code all day, it doesn't matter if you are sitting on your couch at home or warming a seat in the office. As long as it gets done on time.

I think it’s tough to come to that conclusion after only four months worth of data, and while still in the pandemic.

The process does lose out on some benefits of collaboration. But, it’s not the same across industries.

We will institute 2 days a week post-COVID working remote, yet make sure everyone is getting valuable face to face time......training youngins in engineering needs that.

Companies who have just transitioned to a work from home model will definitely struggle early on. But for those of us who have been doing this for over a decade have adjusted. One of my proudest accomplishments was implementing a more comprehensive remote worker process after joining my current company 5 years ago. 95% of our entry level workforce is remote and has helped to mitigate regional and seasonal issues like hurricanes, floods, snow storms, etc. Having your personnel spread out across the country and working virtually gives you access to talent you otherwise wouldn't have being in office exclusively. If these companies stick with it and process around issues or bring in consultants experienced in remote environments it is a valuable option for employee retention to maintain remote positions.

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love circling back to touch base.

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Hit it down the fairway on this one. Not enough synergy and out of the box thinking for remote work to be a game changer at this point.