I have never had a problem with communication or feeling noticed. Everything I do is tracked, and I am at my desk during work hours, the same as if I was in an office.
When someone Slacks me, I generally will get back to them either instantaneously or within a few minutes, the same as if I was in an office.
I'm not sitting around watching Netflix or going for an hour walk at 10 AM. I'm expected during certain hours to be doing my job, no matter where it is.
I don't see this as a reason that "WFh will fail', it's been working fine for me.
The "scheduling" part is NOT about WFH vs in office but working without defined timeframes LIKE in the office. If you state: you should be available at your desktop from your home between HH:MM and HH2:MM2 these days per week anything will be the same.
Who said you need to arrange a time for a call? Especially if I'm right fucking there.
The availability should be the same. If I am WFH and not at my desk, I'll miss the call. Same thing will happen if I'm in the office and not at my desk.
Because Bob is a badass who carried an SVP goal by himself and Alice is a typically valueless Amazonian who should now obviously be applauded for being in the office because of reasons.
Bob and Alice share the same manager, Carl. When Carl needs Bob, he has to send a slack message and arrange a time for a call. When Carl needs Alice, he turns his head and calls across the aisle to her desk. How is Bob expected to ever be top of mind or as relevant to Carl as Alice?
Fast forward and anyone with ambition to get ahead will recognize this dynamic and opt to be in the office, and anyone else will WFH and be high on the list to cull when the economy turns. Easier to fire the talking head on your screen than the real person you see every day.