Yes and no.  The stated objective was to improve collaboration in &quot;hallway and cafeteria&quot; discussions [1]. Privately, former Yahoo employees said that the policy led to &quot;people slacking off like crazy, not being available, and spending a lot of time on non-Yahoo projects,&quot; which is a problem with the management of employees not the policy itself.<p>If someone is working from home and not meeting their duties they should be fired.  Eliminating the policy was a band-aid, having hard conversations and getting rid of the slackers (and their managers) would have been the cure.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reuters.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;2013&#x2F;02&#x2F;26&#x2F;us-workplace-flexibility-idUSBRE91P0S720130226" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reuters.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;2013&#x2F;02&#x2F;26&#x2F;us-workplace-flexi...</a>