It is possible for most office jobs to be done at home in a few years because of faster internet and people can just e-mail their work files back to the boss when they are done.
But, I think hiring people to work at home can be difficult because some people need someone to motivate/threaten(You're fired if you do not finish your work) to finish their work.
Plus, employees can always make fake excuses for not e-mailing their work in on timelike "my computer broke, my internet got disconnected, my router broke,etc." when everything is actually fine or they can go to the public library or coffee shop with their laptop to use the free Wi-Fi.
Another problem I see is people not backing up their work files on a PC, or having a computer with tons of spyware and viruses which are sending secret documents to a criminal or making their PC very slow which makes it impossible to finish work on time.
But, I think hiring people to work at home can be difficult because some people need someone to motivate/threaten(You're fired if you do not finish your work) to finish their work.
Plus, employees can always make fake excuses for not e-mailing their work in on timelike "my computer broke, my internet got disconnected, my router broke,etc." when everything is actually fine or they can go to the public library or coffee shop with their laptop to use the free Wi-Fi.
Another problem I see is people not backing up their work files on a PC, or having a computer with tons of spyware and viruses which are sending secret documents to a criminal or making their PC very slow which makes it impossible to finish work on time.