Then I’ll repeat that they are spies, and socializing is part of the job. Being a spy is a social job. You are a better spy if you know and socialize with your coworkers and can recognize their patterns of speech and habits and actions. This makes for more unified and cohesive propaganda and social engineering. They are in fact getting paid to become better acquainted with each other and the work that the agency is doing so that they are more effective agents.

With virtual work, there is no watercooler or parkinglot. This is a virtual space for people to meet and chat.