"One benefit of working together in person, many
executives said, is the potential for spontaneous
interactions.
...
She noticed that she was soon having conversations
with peers that wouldn’t have happened in a remote
set up—a discussion sparked by a passing question
in the hall"
I can relate to this. I miss the impromptu conversation about idea -> whiteboarding session -> JIRAs -> new features, new design, etc.
Embedded is a lot of fun but IMHO there is more opportunity and compensation up the stack.