Recently Yahoo decided that remote work was no longer an option, requiring all workers to either begin coming into an office, or terminating their employment. As expected, it seems many tech workers were outraged, though more than a few noted while working at home is great, it isn't the best thing ever. There is no shortage of articles that support the decision, and ultimately I think, as with most things in the database world, what you think about this "depends" on your situation.

I've worked at home for over a decade; my wife for over two decades. In that time we've learned a few things. One of them is that telecommuting isn't for everyone. It's hard. We alternately struggle trying to stay motivated with understanding we need to stop working. We realize that the ability of telecommuting to work is job dependent. The more your job involves just you, the more likely it is that you can do it remotely. The more it involves collaboration, the more you'll struggle to get things done. We have also learned that periodic face-time is important in almost all situations.

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