I loved remote work. I remember the first time I worked at home I brought 3 days of work home with me and was done by noon. It was surprising how much work I could accomplish at home.
That being said, I also know several who would abuse the system. You could always tell by how quickly they would respond to email.
I suspect too much abuse.
” I brought 3 days of work home with me and was done by noon. It was surprising how much work I could accomplish at home.”
Me too. Surprised me. It exposed how much office banter was worthless time suckers.
A friend works remotely one day each week; depending on the type of work, I’d think few jobs get more productivity with 100% remote work. Some workers just don’t have the discipline to be effective without close supervision.
A friend described a co-worker who had a link from her office PC to a camera in her daughter’s daycare; I couldn’t imagine having someone like that work for me. They aren’t working; they are remotely raising the child.