[swendoog]

One aspect of remote work that I feel is often missing from this discussion is the impact on mental health.

Some have alluded to it in posts here but unless you've worked from home for an extended period of time you can't really understand how strong of an impact isolation from your peers really can have.

I believe that everyone's individual need for human interaction varies but we all require it on some level. We take for granted just how much of our social requirements are met by being in an office. Face-to-Face interactions aren't important because they're a better mechanism for developing product... They're important for the individual, because without them your "social brain" will effectively atrophy. Interacting with people on a daily basis is the only way to stay sharp when it comes to social interaction. Slack can't replace that, unfortunately.