Well that's true also. I always preferred a work environment where I was trusted to do what I was hired to do and then left to do it without people "helicoptering" over me monitoring me all the time. Although to be honest, I've rarely had that kind of freedom.
I too have thrived more in those environments where I'm trusted and not overly criticized or policed all the time. But, I wasn't one to slack off if I was left to my own devices, I always took the reigns and did the work that needed doing.
It's a different world today and with many more employees working from home, the idea of using Discord or something similar to handle situations where you need to away for a time or unreachable for a time seems like a great idea to me!