[tyroh]

As someone in a role that has this as a goal, you've nailed it on the head.

Developers can be super productive at home but will miss out in the random discussions and water cooler topics discussed with other teams, even their immediate supervisors. It leads to building the wrong thing which frustrates everyone.

[twohaibei]

If lack of watercooler talk is a reason to build the wrong thing, there are bigger problems in a company to fix before focusing on forcing people to work in the office.