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To understand this, the author designed and implemented an industry-wide survey and interviewed industry professionals to analyze the state of VT use, barriers to their implementation, and factors influencing these barriers. The study found out that although remote work had increased significantly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate at which people utilized VT for remote work had not increased at the same pace. 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