Outside of software dev, there are a ton of scenarios where onsite matters. Ask anyone in hardware. Sure, many and myself included here, setup home labs. Tho

Outside of software dev, there are a ton of scenarios where onsite matters. Ask anyone in hardware. Sure, many and myself included here, setup home labs. Those really help, particularly when boards are small and or one can setup or build a test harness or other suitable device. I currently work a mix, and onsite is needed, but not always. My current preference is to do both, and my company just moved. We downsized office space, added a common work area, and I have a home lab and another person is building one up now. Being sick is bot such a big deal. We all got much better at the various comms tools too. As for your other items: Sales people, who are effective, will find ways. (As they should by the way. New money feeds everyone else.) Point taken on the smells, but for me I don't care. Perfect time management? Lolol if it works for you, great. Tons of people will struggle with this anyway. Having a place to focus is all about the workplace. Can be at home, at work, rented... this one is not really an argument for work at home as much as it is workplace advocacy generally.