The best thing I found about working from home was the lack of a need to look busy. As someone who prefers to start really early I am continually told I need to work as hard as a peer who usually does no more work than me but rolls in late(r) but is there in the office late. It is a perception that I have had to fight hard over the years.

The real question is productivity. This can be measured but can only be attained by a mature team (ability - not age).

It makes perfect sense to regularly have face-to-face meetings (regularly being defined by what is required as opposed to some artificial timespan).

Also, if there is a requirement to support someone which requires physical co-location then this is a requirement for as long as it is required not as long as it is convenient nor as long as it is wanted to be enforced. An example is for new team members joining. The length of time for one or more existing members of the team will vary with the experience of the new team member, their character, what they have been tasked to do and the various attributes of the peers that they need to work with.

Basically, I think that the Yahoo management and some of their existing employees are acting immaturely.

Boo hoo 😛