Re: But if there is ever an end to this...
I'm also wondering what the long term effects on commuting and office based productivity will be. Yes, everyone on a virtual team WFH is maybe a bit slower and clunkier, but the cost savings by not having an office could be massive to some employers (some of those costs passed onto the home workers, obviously). Once we start to climb out of the inevitable recession it will be interesting to see how much more accepted home working is, and whether the rush hour commute is changed in anyway.