Gladwell’s stuff can make for entertaining reading but he’s fundamentally at some level a writer looking for views and not a scientist looking to drill down on the details to fully understand something. A lot of what he writes sounds great but doesn’t really survive a deeper dive into the subject where his core arguments start to unravel as inconvenient details he glossed over or didn’t mention at all come to light. Not saying I still don’t sometimes read his stuff, but I take a big grain of salt when doing so.
The sort of thing he’s getting flak for here is right up that alley… preaches about how working from home is terrible but forces his colleagues to adjust to his desire to not work from an office.
I like your take on it and I'd add it's like his core motto is don't let facts get in the way of a good story. I think he's probably one of the world's best storytellers and I love his passion and how into his work he is, it's just a shame that he'll publish a good idea even if that idea doesn't ultimately pan out.
The sort of thing he’s getting flak for here is right up that alley… preaches about how working from home is terrible but forces his colleagues to adjust to his desire to not work from an office.