With today's technology, there is no reason for an "office type" worker to not work from home. Also, working from home has been in place for many office workers for several years. It's just now getting more headlines. I work from home and have found that I actually work more productive efficient hours because there are less distractions. No to and from commute, much less chit chat with fellow workers, no wasted lunch hour/coffee breaks and most importantly, no work place drama. Everything is on line and can be supervised/monitored by management without physically watching employees. If an employee wants to screw around, it will catch up to them real quick.