I&#x27;m a parent. &quot;Working from home,&quot; if the kids are also in the home without supplemental childcare, is bullshit. It is impossible to parent children and do good technical work at the same time.<p>You know how folks complain about open office plans? Because of the distracting noise and potential for interruptions? Well imagine an open office with coworkers who have no sense of social tact, cannot take care of themselves, and have a constant deep need for your attention. That&#x27;s what it is like for a parent to work at home and parent their kids at the same time.<p>So when I hear that parents at Yahoo were using &quot;work at home&quot; as a substitute for childcare, I think that Yahoo did the right thing by cancelling the policy. That is pretty clear abuse of it.