What if remote work didn’t mean working from home?

As long as I still have a quiet, private office and don't spend an hour+ per day in traffic and am not expected to give up evenings for "not mandatory but really you should show up to play politics" office happy hours, I don't care where I work.

Currently working from home gives me all of that and I haven't been happier with a job ever.

If you can afford it that’s a great setup. I had this for a while in Munich with my office a five minute bike ride away from home. But it costs a lot so it’s probably not a good choice for a lot of people.

My shed that I can easily convert to an office is not home but close to home so...

> organizations that allow remote work should not only encourage these employees to find professional spaces near (but distinct from) their homes—they should also directly subsidize these cognitive escapes

Well I can think of one location a lot of businesses could allow an employee to work from - the office.

"Here’s my proposal: organizations that allow remote work should not only encourage these employees to find professional spaces near (but distinct from) their homes—they should also directly subsidize these cognitive escapes. The cost need not be prohibitive. If we turn back to our author examples, we see that a workspace doesn’t need to be aesthetically pleasing, or well-equipped, or air-conditioned (or even have walls or a roof!)"

I'm not sure I agree with the specific proposal put forward here. Those examples probably won't work for most people. BUT I think many of us would agree with the general idea of having a place near home to do some work in some fashion. That's the point of remote work places like WeWork and all the many local places out there, isn't it?