Lack of networking closes door on idea of working from home I SUSPECT that the idea of working from home with the aid of technology is a bit like the concept of "the paperless office." It sounds good in theory, but it never quite works in practice. The proportion of the Australian workforce that works from home did not change between the 2006 and 2011 censuses and this is despite advances in computer technology such as the advent of WiFi as opposed to, say, dial-up technology.