[onion2k]

A lot of people say they enjoy working from home, but I suspect it's more the case that they enjoy things like not feeling watched by managers, or being interrupted as much, or fewer meetings, or being able to work with things like a television on or music with headphones. Those things could be achieved in an office environment with some thought and fewer open-plan spaces.

Even people saying they prefer WFH because they no longer have to commute could be solved with some (huge) infrastructure changes.

What remote working highlights is that there are big problems with offices and that the simplest solution is to work somewhere else. That doesn't mean working from your home the best solution.