OP here. I don't think I'm implying that a car factory worker should let it's employees work from home. ;) Maybe I should expand on this part here: "Yes, every

OP here. I don't think I'm implying that a car factory worker should let it's employees work from home. ;) Maybe I should expand on this part here: "Yes, every job, product, and company will have certain constraints. The point is to create as much job flexibility as you can so your people can succeed." What's missing from a lot of manager-employee relationships is conversation: figuring out what works for individual employees within a given context (a specific culture, specific product, etc...). What was sad about the Yahoo edict was that it was broad and general: "Everyone needs to stop working from home." That's a big culture shift without any interaction.