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by electroly 1249 days ago
"Should" is a loaded word that I won't address, but commonly "work from home" is the term used when you're still located near the office, vs. "remote" which is where you're nowhere near an office.
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It's not about being close to the office. For many teams it's about being in similar timezones. Companies hiring along the NA west coast for instance is pretty common and makes sense if you want people to collaborate closely.
I'd guess, many people wouldn't commute more than 1h to work every day. So, I'd say, "remote" is everything out of that range.
I'd say remote is not needing to go to the office at all, outside of seldom teambuilding-like events. Everything else is WFH.