The current thinking on remote work and virtual teams returning to the office is flawed and based on failed use cases rather than best practices. Rather than reusing previous ways of communication virtual team cooperation requires a fresh set of practices tailored to the virtual context. There have been studies that show that remote work doesn’t work — and the studies were flawed. During the COVID pandemic, remote teams have proven that there are ways to carry on communication, cooperation, and productivity — all with great success. The whole work success or failure adds up to productivity or …