We're starting to talk about how we're going to phase people back into the office, but I know a lot of places will probably be some form of remote for the rest of the year. I think the issue is once you let people do their own thing at home, it's hard to wrangle them back again. It's sort of like, How ya gonna keep 'em down on the city after they've seen the farm? LOL
My suspicion is that while a lot of companies have been forced into the remote work situation and have been surprised by how well its worked, I think as time goes on, they are going to see productivity drop. Most people I know are really self-motivated and do a good job without as much supervision, but all it takes is for 5-10% of the workforce to start getting a little too comfortable with taking liberties with the limited oversight and it ruins it for everyone.
With regard to all the teachers on here, I just can't imagine the virtual thing works for much longer. Let's hope it's semi-normal by fall.