In my experience (and take it as just a data point), the success of a remote worker depends on the worker more than anything else. If it's a shitty place to wor

In my experience (and take it as just a data point), the success of a remote worker depends on the worker more than anything else. If it's a shitty place to work, even the best remote worker won't accomplish much. I have seen remote workers slacking off; and I have seen remote workers who were so good that I couldn't believe they weren't in the next building over. I'll take a guess and say that if Reddit is doing this, then it felt that the remote workers weren't as productive as they could be; hence the desire to pull them in and keep a closer eye on them.