I am more productive when I hire three people from a third world country to do my work when I am allowed to work from home.
As an IT person, whose responsibilities are primarily to maintain the company’s presence in a data center many miles away from the “office”, working from home is essentially the same as working from the office, with one important exception: I don’t lose 2 hours every day preparing, traveling, parking, and then traveling back home later. So I’m more inclined to work past the required 8 hours and my company benefits. In addition, I can assist my disabled wife, otherwise I’d have to hire outside help at cost and hassle. I’m all for it.
Thanks to ShadowAce for the ping!