A common topic, and not without controversy for sure, I can see both arguments for and against remote working.
The only addition I would like to make is that an employer should try to take into account the personal situations of their employees. For example, a blanket ban on remote working at a big tech company [1] to me is rediculous. Some people are exceedingly efficient working on their own and on their own terms. At the same time, some employees can become demotivated if left to their own devices.
I would say that in the capacity of the employer and their inherent responsibility towards their employees it sounds natural to me that some would work from home and others not. An all remote team would presuppose that (all) the employee(s) would like that kind of thing.
[1] I see from time to time this happening (or people trying this). A google search some of those that tried: Yahoo, IBM. Top-to-bottom decisions are sometimes rather disruptive and maybe unnecessary in this case.
The only addition I would like to make is that an employer should try to take into account the personal situations of their employees. For example, a blanket ban on remote working at a big tech company [1] to me is rediculous. Some people are exceedingly efficient working on their own and on their own terms. At the same time, some employees can become demotivated if left to their own devices.
I would say that in the capacity of the employer and their inherent responsibility towards their employees it sounds natural to me that some would work from home and others not. An all remote team would presuppose that (all) the employee(s) would like that kind of thing.
[1] I see from time to time this happening (or people trying this). A google search some of those that tried: Yahoo, IBM. Top-to-bottom decisions are sometimes rather disruptive and maybe unnecessary in this case.