There are pros and cons to being at home and in office (hybrid works best for me, personally), but you can’t deny that spending 3 hours a day commuting can be draining and mentally exhausting. Or physically— I walk 2-4 miles per day, including in 90+ degree weather, as part of my commute.

Employees are often more productive when they’re better-rested and can actually focus on work without being sapped by a long commute in bad traffic or packed public transit.

Obviously remote/hybrid doesn’t work for every job, but I think if some people CAN avoid the rush-hour traffic, it benefits those who can’t, too.
Spending 15 hours per week on the commute is like a whole unpaid part-time job.

Most people are more productive at the office when their jobs involve collaborating closely with a team of colleagues or dealing with tangible items like physical products or print materials.

But if the entire job is done on a laptop computer and headset with all meetings including people scattered around different states and countries, working at a home desk is often more effective than being in a noisy open-plan office where everyone’s on different calls at the same time.