content: It's a stealth layoff.  Any telecommuters who are not pushovers will find a different job.  The ones that remain are the kind of pushover staffers that will be happy to do their 9-5, be underpaid and will stay forever as long as they can do some light redditing on the job, and as long as there isn't too much stress or demands on their time to keep them from whatever bullshit trivial hobbies they engage in after work.