Ahhh man, I'm sorry... all of this sucks. I hope you're able to build your own business quickly.
Just to push back slightly on your thoughts about remote work, I've been working remotely for 8 of the past 9 years at two different companies and really enjoy it. I'm able to focus properly and not have colleagues constantly interrupting my flow, it's honestly really great. Maybe you'd actually like it once you got the hang of it.
Yeah, I get it and I have worked remotely a lot, even before Corona. However, it also depends on the tasks at hand and what makes the most impact. For my kind of work, it is okay at times, but if it is the standard, the relationships don't develop deeply enough, even over long periods of time.
Yeah, that's totally understandable, I really do think it's super task-specific.