Remote is great if you're mid-career or focusing on lifestyle instead of work. But if you're 22, fresh out of school, and hungry — you'll take a big career hit starting remote.
Zero covid will never be reality. It is a fantasy. Yet it is the unstated assumption behind mask and vaccine mandates and travel bans. Which means we are now living in a forever pandemic.
Testing positive for covid post-vaccination and then getting mildly ill should not be cause for alarm. There is no public health emergency in becoming mildly ill. It's insane that the media are treating it as such.