In the future I can see people regularly working 2 days at the office and 3 days at home in a typical week. Well worth thinking about. Selena, Hong Kong One of the gravest problems facing our society is car culture. If the government could discourage commuting by providing tax incentives for those who work from home the number of car miles travelled per day in this country could be drastically reduced. One of the main reasons behind employer's refusal to allow telecommuting is a perceived lack of control.
Most people are more productive when given a choice of working hours and conditions.
The best way of undermining the control-freak hierarchical business model is to provide a financial incentive. The result would be a net increase in national productivity and quality of life. So it's interesting that the one female contributor points out that most women dislike it - especially given the number of good female novelists around. Personally, I live alone, and love to telework, for all the reasons noted which I won't repeat here. But what I don't understand is why businesses spend money on offices so staff can spend time and money commuting to have their effectiveness reduced by office interruptions.