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. Sometimes you just can't get any work

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. Sometimes you just can't get any work done at the office and need to go home and do it without distractions and micromanagement. For the most part I agree with you. My most productive stint lately was when I was in the office on Mondays, and worked remotely the rest of the time. Get all the face-to-face stuff and boiler-plate communication out of the way on Mondays, resigning to the fact that nothing really productive will get done.