[dajt]

I've been working remotely for 12 years and I agree with the OP.

While I like not having to go to the office everyday and the more flexible arrangement there are a lot of challenges:

1. You miss out on a lot of socializing. 2. You lose visibility within the organisation. 3. Things that would be solved in 10 mins if you could ask for help face to face take hours. 4. Timezones can be a problem for some, but luckily not for me. 5. Other family members don't understand you still work and just think you're available whenever for whatever. 6. I knew I'd have to give up my team leader role when I went remote - it made no sense for a remote worker to do that.

I started going to a coffee shop every morning years ago just to have people to talk to.

It's a hard way to work, but it has its advantages as long as you're not trying for a promotion.