[tyfon]

Personally I work remotely in Norway with a similar commute, but I do travel into the office for some face to face meetings. Most is done via slack or something similar though and my productivity is vastly higher. I also don't need to waste 2 hours every day of my personal time that I can instead spend with my wife and children.

They also save on office space.. I don't see how this is not a win win for everyone either.

Your ex CEO sounds like a psychopath.

[ChuckNorris89]

That's South/Central Europe for you. Not everywhere is as evolved as Norway.

[atomwaffel]

Eh, I work in Norway and while I can work remotely on request, my inquiry about doing so regularly one day a week was met with “what if shit hits the fan and we need you here urgently” from my manager (my house is a ten minute walk from the office) and “if we allow one person to work remotely, everyone will want to” from HR.

[tyfon]

You should tell HR that would be great, one seat at the office costs a lot. They have a huge savings potential :)

[atomwaffel]

Yes, but think of all the meetings you can’t have if people aren’t at the office!