I think back when I worked I actually got more done on my telecommute days, I would get on at 4:30 Am and get so much done before 7Am when I would have got to the office if going in on the train, with the time difference of our missions around the world I could catch many of them at that time inthe morning also
I to thing many companies may well embrace working from home into the future I think many have foundit far more productive than they imagines and enables saving through high cost of renting offices
I definitely agree with you on that; I believe we'll see a wholesale change in the way "offices" work into a more hybrid scenario. The company I work for right now is completely remote; everyone, everywhere, works from home. This change is also going to fundamentally shift the balance of power, I think, from employers to employees, as jobs are no longer centralised in urban centers.
I think your spot on with your assessment of the way forward