It’s nice that my rant came though coherently. I get excited sometimes.

WFH or at least the flexibility to work from home, is something I bet strongly believe in. I know some people who prefer to work from the office and I’m never going to speak poorly about those people or their opinions. For some, they just don’t have the room to do it, others prefer the atmosphere/environment of the office, some have chaotic homes and the office is much quieter and allows them to focus on their work better. Whatever the reason, both should be fine for any job that can be done remotely.

Obviously, you’re not going to be able to work remotely for your local fast food joint, flipping burgers, remotely. As an easy example. Construction also comes to mind. Can’t build something when you’re nowhere near it.

For any job that can, it should be a viable and acceptable option.

Denying it is just going to make workers that want to work from home, resentful of the managers that are mandating it.

As they say, people don’t quit jobs, they quit bad management. Treat your people like adults and they’ll stick around for years to come.