Permanent Work From Home
For over 30 years, we have balanced working out of an office, and out of the home. There are times when the home environment can actually be a more creative space than being in an office. For example, I find that if I have a presentation or paper deadline on new material, it really helps to do something physical like gardening or woodwork to clear the mind and organize thoughts in a better way. It leads to more creativity and higher productivity.
Many companies are discovering the same thing. Some of their remote employees are actually more productive than they would be working at the office. They are able to handle the home distractions and actually use them as part of their working day.
And, of course, workers are free of the endless PowerPoint meetings worrying over schedules and budget when there's real engineering work to be done.
Hopefully a new age of work/home life is upon us.