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I don't think that rents are the motivation behind this and instead I believe they want to get new heads and make work at Microsoft more attractive. I get what

I don't think that rents are the motivation behind this and instead I believe they want to get new heads and make work at Microsoft more attractive. I get what you mean with either/or, currently you just don't know who is available on a day to day basis, which can ruin any planning. One the other hand I would like to see mixed models like having 2 WFH days per week where I can work without the usual office distractions. For productivity purposes it would probably be best if those day are synchronized for development work of course.

ghaff 6y ago
If you still have to come in multiple days per week you now still need to live within a reasonable commuting distance of the office and preferably have a decent home office. Less of an issue if the office is in a suburban office park. More so if it's downtown in a city. If it's one day per week, it's probably more tractable because you can probably put up with a pretty long commute if need be if it's just once a week. So the details matter.