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CMV: All companies should permanently give their employees the option to work remotely if their role permits and the proper infrastructure is in place

We had a recent company-wide poll recently on this subject and it got a lot of us thinking about the future of the workplace. Some companies like Twitter and Facebook have already begun the shift to allowing their employees to permanently to work from home - if they choose. Employees would still have the option of periodically coming into a workspace/office if they choose and this would save a lot of overhead for companies from renting more space and having certain vendors in place.

Thinking about it further, my coworkers and I couldn’t really think of a reason why it should still be mandatory for employees to come into work every single day if they have the capability to work from home. There are obviously situations where being in the office would be better and being in the office could be better for an employee’s visibility but that choice should be left up each person and what their situation demands. Personally, I feel like a half and half home/office situation would work best for me but maybe this sub can enlighten me to as to why the option to WFH permanent shouldn’t exist.

Note: This would only apply to jobs where one has the capability to work from home/remotely and the proper infrastructure is in place for the employee to do so.
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I think the biggest issue is a change in expectations around working hours and availability that the US already doesn’t do well with. A friend working for a company who recently instated one of these policies said that they noticed big productivity increases when WFH was implemented. 

Why? Because workers want to prove they’re responsible when they’re at home, so they are constantly checking IMs/emails. If they take some time to make lunch, they may then feel obligated to add extra time to their day to ‘make up for it’. They are also more likely to be using personal devices to WFH, so now all the apps that work uses to contact you are on your personal laptop and phone, and since there’s no work-day/home line, when you’re contacted you answer. 

Working in an office is good for separation, and in the US we already do a shit job of separating work and home. Without a huge cultural shift (that doesn’t appear imminent), WFH is going to bring us back to the 100 hour work week.