Yes and no. The stated objective was to improve collaboration in "hallway and cafeteria" discussions [1]. Privately, former Yahoo employees said that the polic

Yes and no. The stated objective was to improve collaboration in "hallway and cafeteria" discussions [1]. Privately, former Yahoo employees said that the policy led to "people slacking off like crazy, not being available, and spending a lot of time on non-Yahoo projects," which is a problem with the management of employees not the policy itself. If someone is working from home and not meeting their duties they should be fired. Eliminating the policy was a band-aid, having hard conversations and getting rid of the slackers (and their managers) would have been the cure. [1] http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/26/us-workplace-flexibility-idUSBRE91P0S720130226 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/26/us-workplace-flexi...