Googlers, what is your opinion on relaxing the remote work rules? Seems like a very direct way to ease this tension, but I have no perspective on how detrimental it would be to Google's culture.
As I understand, Googlers "work remotely" already, meaning, no development is done in their desktop machine, but on remote servers, maybe someone can confirm.
EDIT: I am apparently wrong as some mentioned, so I would expect a more detailed explanation.
Detailed explanation, as requested: Most coding at Google is done on local workstations, and even if it weren't, it's totally irrelevant because the benefits of working in-office have everything to do with where your body is, and almost nothing to do with where your shell is running.
When I work remotely, I work on my desktop machine, via my laptop. SSH works just fine on desktop machines; desktop vs server really has nothing to do with working remotely.
I mean that my work is done on a tower pc sitting under my desk in the office, whether I am in the office, or at home. When at home, I just log into my desktop.
"no development is done in their desktop machine, but on remote servers" has nothing to do with working remotely.
Why would that help, when the core of the issue is that Googlers live in SF but work in Mountain View? It's not like they will move to less desirable locations just because they can.
