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Pay for results, not butt-in-seat.

If it's a job that requires physical presence, then that's how it is. It's hard to prune a tree or lay a pipe as WFH.

If the job doesn't require physical presence, then it doesn't, and office or WFH is irrelevant. Call center jobs, or lots of IT support.

Some jobs are in the middle: you need face-to-face sometimes, but not every day, in order to be effective. Teaching, or requirements engineering.

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All the sole trader company's in the world that operate from home, show working from home has been practiced for many decades.

Some need to do site visits, some dont, their job dictates that.

The sole trader shows the world some people are more motivated about working, increasing their earning potential than someone who works for a bigger company.

So does working from home, show greater or less productivity, or does it highlight the slave driving nature of the managers?

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