The reasons go well beyond the obvious issue of reining in slackers who have taken advantage of Yahoo 's reportedly lax monitoring of work done from home . Raymond Fisman : Marissa also wants to revive Yahoo , and face time at the office is key . Fisman : Granted , this goes against Utopian vision of everyone working from cafes . Fisman : In - office work means innovations , avoids misunderstood directives . He believes more jobs will get created and it will encourage those who work in a half - empty office .
Raymond Fisman : Marissa also wants to revive Yahoo , and face time at the office is key . Fisman : Granted , this goes against Utopian vision of everyone working from cafes . Fisman : In - office work means innovations , avoids misunderstood directives . He believes more jobs will get created and it will encourage those who work in a half - empty office .