“Once people saw that they could get their work done just as well from home...”
Most do not. There is a reason few people learn online as well as they learn in classes.
This is a bone of contention. There are just as many studies saying they can do their jobs just as well if not better from home as there are saying the opposite.
Most do not. There is a reason few people learn online as well as they learn in classes.
That is a better comparison for what happens in many companies.
It depends on the job and what is the task.
I work in analytics and program management — now for the core work of development + unit, integration, stress, regression and extreme point testing, these activities can be done from home by individuals or with online collaboration.
For requirements gathering and initial analysis (or HL analysis) it can be done at home.
But for deep-dive analysis and design, I look for in-person workshops. Nothing beats a group of people around a whiteboard.
So it depend son what and where