Instead of all these methodologies for managing programming teams, I've often wondered why no one came up with methodologies for managing employees working from

Instead of all these methodologies for managing programming teams, I've often wondered why no one came up with methodologies for managing employees working from home. That seems to be an untapped market for the "methodology" folks. I've worked from home for years, and not as a freelancer. I just have my work hours like I would in any office. It's worked out well for me, but it would be difficult for many people to hack it due to the extra discipline it requires. I can see why companies don't want people doing it but there's definitely big economic potential held back, and environmental/mental harm done from the daily travel into the office. I grew up in rural Iowa and worked the typical farm boy jobs, went to school all the way through in Iowa then lived in Chicago, Nord Pas de Calais (France) and now Austin. The majority of the population that doesn't come from a similar diverse cultural background (talking true, meaningful rural cultural diversity here not skintone) and there's a lot to be said for having "grit" ingrained in who you are, it helps with handling remote work in my opinion.