These articles, especially with such a loaded title, are starting to feel like propaganda.
There are those who are miserable in an office, and those who would be miserable working remotely. I don't think any article is going to change an individual's preference though collectively enough of these could sway an industry's management attitude. The fact that we see mostly articles opposing remote work tells me that they aren't written objectively.
I'm with the Woz quote. My preference has always been to be completely async other than perhaps one pre-scheduled meeting per day if necessary. It's not always practical but it's an ideal.
Did you read to the end of the article? ScreenHero is a company that makes software for remote collaboration. They started by acknowledging the downsides of remote work, but ended by stating that they believe these disadvantages can be overcome.
They certainly can. the article presupposes an ignorance of all the advances in virtual office software out there.
<shameless plug> I work at Sococo. Our users are evangelists and total converts. In fact new 'local' workers prefer to attend meetings using Teamspace - they can identify who's speaking, learn what they look like, and come up to speed faster.
This doesn't contradict the above poster's statement that it's propaganda. It's just propaganda with a (possibly) different goal than the above commenter thought (i.e., marketing).
There are those who are miserable in an office, and those who would be miserable working remotely. I don't think any article is going to change an individual's preference though collectively enough of these could sway an industry's management attitude. The fact that we see mostly articles opposing remote work tells me that they aren't written objectively.
I'm with the Woz quote. My preference has always been to be completely async other than perhaps one pre-scheduled meeting per day if necessary. It's not always practical but it's an ideal.