Asked about this policy at Tech Cocktail Sessions Chicago last week, 37signals cofounder Jason Fried offered his critique. On top of that, Fried added that ending remote work isn’t likely to bring Yahoo! success. He did add a caveat. “It’s [Marissa Mayer’s] company, she’s done some amazing things at Google, she’s very well qualified. Let’s see what happens – she definitely deserves the benefit of the doubt.” But Fried does wonder if ending remote work is a sign of trouble, with struggling companies like HP and Best Buy also doing it. He said, “We’ll see if it’s a trend of companies that are dying to wave this flag of ‘We all need to be together now.’”
