The commute to my office is a few meters, and I really like that. It also has perks like private bathroom & fridge & coffee maker & oven, etc. I wouldn't want some company to have their open office so close to my bedroom.
I know your comment is a bit tongue-in-cheek, but, the most recent company I worked for (I work from home), build a really nice open office w a glass conference room off of the main area, a kitchenette, and a separate smaller office, connected to the main area.
However, there is a single toilet with shower for the entire space.
It is only accessible via the smaller office.
I would occasionally visit, but even w a few people, it was horrific.
At one point, they had two desks and folks working in the smaller room, but it became unbearable, after being able to experience your coworkers bathroom habits from less than 10 feet away.
When building the office, did I stress the need for a cohesive bathroom strategy? Yes.
I have many other work related stories like this, from all sorts of places.
Sounds like you have a dedicated home office. So do I.
Many people who work in offices live in highly expensive cities (on a $/sq-ft basis) and can't afford a "spare" room to work in. Many juniors can't even afford their own apartment. Indeed some at the bottom end of the payscale may even have to share a room
If remote work become the norm, people will be more confident about leaving expensive cities and moving to cheaper places, which don't have 50 different job opportunities within a 3 mile radius.
