There's another thing too: being productive remotely takes a different kind of discipline. If you are a seasoned contractor or freelancer, then maybe you've al

There's another thing too: being productive remotely takes a different kind of discipline. If you are a seasoned contractor or freelancer, then maybe you've already developed said discipline, but it's far from universal. I agree that companies need to trust their employees, but in turn employees need to also be honest with themselves and acknowledge if they are not wired for remote work. I've done all mixes of full-time in office, full-time in satellite office, part-time remote, full-time remote, full-time remote from up to 8 hours time zone difference for my previous company, and I have to say that even within the same company and the same employee there is a wide difference in the result of remote work. Being in the central office gave me more energy and motivation around the mission and camraderie with the team. Being remote allows more focused time and greater single-contributor output, but close collaboration is not as good (Screenhero is ultimately not the same as sitting next to someone no matter how much we wish it were).