The article claims GitHub said that the wife would "work from home". Why would a company say that a non-employee would "work from home". Why would a company all

The article claims GitHub said that the wife would "work from home". Why would a company say that a non-employee would "work from home". Why would a company allow a non-employee to get into the office that much? This sounds a lot worse and blatant than just shoulder surfing at home.