> If single offices were the optimum, why aren't we all working from home in single apartments anyway? Can you imagine paying everyone in San Francisco enough

> If single offices were the optimum, why aren't we all working from home in single apartments anyway? Can you imagine paying everyone in San Francisco enough salary so they can afford a 2nd bedroom? Don't be silly. And yes, working from home without a home office with a door is not the same as having a private office. People have roommates and kids and spouses and all sorts of things that are even worse than coworkers when it comes to focus.