What does repetition of task have to do with one's ability to perform without a bean counter hovering over their shoulder?
Absolutely nothing.
As an engineer, the majority of my work could be done from home. So a mix of field work and home work is appropriate.
One thing you do miss by working at home is mentoring for you and others working with you. At least in my industry, you run into problems and have to ask people for ideas on how to solve it or people bring problems to you. Zoom just doesn’t work, in those cases.
You learn better in a group environment.
If your job is so repetitious that complete independence is do-able, than a guy like me will design system to put you out of work.
What does repetition of task have to do with one's ability to perform without a bean counter hovering over their shoulder?
Absolutely nothing.
“If your job is so repetitious that complete independence is do-able”
Who said anything about “complete independence”?