Terrible article, however, as a remote worker myself I see both advantages and disadvantages. 1. Some people's lives are better suited for it. This is especial

Terrible article, however, as a remote worker myself I see both advantages and disadvantages. 1. Some people's lives are better suited for it. This is especially true in the summertime when the kids are home from school all day. 2. Having an office is still very nice. Sometimes you simply can't get work done and home and need to come to the office. 3. Collaboration tools are awesome. Working with remote teams has never been easier if you have the right tools. 4. When you work from home you actually get more done. This seems strange, but you can actually get more done since there are no random impromptu meetings nor is there the guy that chats you up all morning with a cup of coffee in his hand. 5. Design sessions are better done in person. White boarding remotely doesn't work very well still. 6. Remote workers work at night. Give an employee a laptop and he'll work till 2:30 in the morning until the work is done. 7. Meetings tend to be shorter and more well defined. When people are co-located, there is a tendency to abuse people's time with meetings that have no agendas. When you have to organize people for a meeting, your forced to do a better job planning. That's been my impression at least. I favor some sort of balance. 2/3 days in office 2/3 days remote seems like a good balance. this allows people to collaborate in person when they need to, but have a flexible schedule for the rest of the week. This sort of schedule actually is a productivity boost and is better for employee morale.