While I am neutral to the WFH situation, being a software engineer does not mean that other software engineers’ work environment or processes are the same.Again, being a software engineer I am speaking to a software engineer. I cannot speak for graphic designers or others. So no its not really about me. Would you rather me spout nonsense about Photoshop instead? I can get work done faster and more efficient was speaking in regards of my type of job - software engineer.
And even if I was talking about just me, does that mean I am the only person on the entire planet that can accomplish this? I have proven that working from home has significant benefits. And actually many members of our team have had the same level of increased productivity. So no, its not just me. But I can only speak from experience so sometimes I need to state things that I have done.
While some may have their best ideas under the shower, others, like Apple stated, may have theirs in the doorway or when running into each other at the coffee machine.
I think both parties just need to sit together and have a good and reasonable talk with open cards on the table.