There are a lot of comments here that are espousing the value of getting more time to do the work - this is fine. Some businesses need to be open 5 days a week.

There are a lot of comments here that are espousing the value of getting more time to do the work - this is fine. Some businesses need to be open 5 days a week. However, if your work does not really require you to be in the office, then I see no issue with people working even two days from home. What I feel is that in order to get to the office, a lot of work needs to be done before you can get there, and it is an expense (in terms of time as well as money) that the employee bears. I think we need to realize that we are in the 21st century, and that most things can be resolved by video-conferencing and email. We have so many tools for remote communication, and they are really very good. It is high time, we took full advantage of them, and give people less stress in their lives, and more time to spend with their families and developing themselves.