I am split on the remote work thing from a productivity / creativity perspective. I do think there are times when I'm less productivity working from home compared to the office. I also think as a team we're less creative. Some of the best stuff I've done in my career has come out of casual conversations with my team about the stuff we're building. I've noticed I don't think about what I'm building as much when workin…
> I think I'm at my best when it's 2-3 days in the office and the rest working from home. And all the evidence agrees. https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-unintended-consequences...
Musk represents the old guard who liked making people suffer these horrible commutes and office environments just to make senior mgmt feel important.
As a result, I think it's important to defend 100% remote as a pro-employee position, and then look to optional onsite as a way to mitigate potential issues such as isolation, young folks with roomates etc.