I really liked in-office work until I had to switch to telecommuting because of a major life event. I really think it's poor logic to think one is better than

I really liked in-office work until I had to switch to telecommuting because of a major life event. I really think it's poor logic to think one is better than the other: There are tangible advantages to both; and both work better or worse depending on the needs of the job and the kind of team that the company builds. When I worked at Intel, they had to cut back on telecommuting because people were really abusing it. Yahoo did the same. On the other hand, telecommuting and hybrid worked very well for me for almost a decade. My wife and I would find being a two-career couple, with children, much more difficult if I had to be in the office five days a week. I will point something out: If you need to telecommute to be productive; that indicates poor management within your company. Management should help create an in-office space and time to focus; if they can't do that in office, they aren't managing. One approach is "only take meetings by appointment." Another approach is team-wide dedicated focus time.