In my last 10 years working in Environmental Enforcement for firstly an East London Council then moved a Council in North West of London I was able to work from home very often for at least 1 day and sometimes 2 days a week working 38 hours over 4 days not 5 ( every Monday off long weekends)
I would go into carry out my inspections of Commercial Waste and Household Waste , any investigations that had led to an interview under caution for a possible prosecution if not required to help out on HMO raids or planned operations with local Police, completed all the paper work at home on a Friday.
Go into work on the following Tuesday print off the paperwork, photographs, exhibits etc sign them and hand over to the Council Legal Department for them to say yes or no prosecute, saved me a 20 mile round trip no distraction or phone call you get constantly if at your desk.
It meant one less car on the road , less fuel used by me not stuck in traffic a two hour shorter working day for me as long as the work was done the Head of Department was happy so was I.
Work for many these days is no long close to home as it was in the past we now have to travel and sometimes long commutes every day, 24/7 we now live in a 24 hour world, especially in the Cities more people work anti social hours the essential workers we seldom see.
More people will be able to work from home in the future either full time or part of the time only having to go into Head Office maybe one day a week or a couple of times a month , which will help our overburdened infrastructure crowded roads, trains buses underground etc.
Nothing stays the same it changes all the time , many people no get a job and stay in it for three or four decades come what may many are on the move every few years to find something better improve their lot or make it easier , as things change people have to change to go with it or be left behind .