I did hardware from home during the lockdown, as part of an R&D group. It was actually quite pleasant. Granted this doesn't work for everybody, but my family had space. My colleagues and I used it as a chance to come up to speed on using things like quick turn machine shops etc., and to re-think how we do some of our prototyping. And we were already collaborating across multiple physical locations.
McMaster-Carr and Mouser Electronics, thank you!