When I started at my current company we had desktop PCs, went home, and used a VPN to dial in. They got rid of the desktop PCs and gave us all crappy laptops (

When I started at my current company we had desktop PCs, went home, and used a VPN to dial in. They got rid of the desktop PCs and gave us all crappy laptops (they took a few years to catch up in power to what we had) and the argument was they could not ensure a secure environment on random home PCs. They were probably angling towards a hot-desk setup too but most people have a dedicated desk still. I definitely preferred the old setup. I just struggle do any meaningful work at all on a laptop, I need to plug it in to a screen but I can't dedicate that space so normally just put up with it rather than unplug my home setup. They do provide docks in the office but unfortunately a few different generations of HP laptops are around so you might need to search for the right one.