The pandemic disrupted soft work — the gossip, eavesdropping, and casual relationship-building that aren’t a formal part of your job — By Derek Thompson As the Age of Delta scrambles back-to-office timelines, I find myself wondering what offices are good for in the first place. I am pro-office. I miss a good eavesdropping, the promise of midday gossip, the “quick random question” that blooms into a half-hour conversation, and, theoretically, the…