People used to all work from home. If you read a bit of economic history, it seems that working in an office or a factory is a rather recent invention, only a f

People used to all work from home. If you read a bit of economic history, it seems that working in an office or a factory is a rather recent invention, only a few hundred years old. Prior to that there was something called the "putting-out" system, where you'd sew some clothes or whatever and put it outside for someone to collect. And they'd leave you some raw materials. I'm also of the WFH persuasion, but I'm unsure whether it's great for people who are starting their career. For experienced people, they already know what the business is about, they are more likely to have kids and need a longer commute from the suburbs. For people on their first job there's a lot of informal learning that happens in the workplace. You run into more people randomly at a traditional office, and you learn more about what exactly your role is. What would probably make sense is for businesses to get more relaxed about whether you actually come into the office. If there's no meetings or requirements to get immediate feedback on a given day, why make people sit on a train for an hour?