Software and embedded electronics contractor here. Sure, I do occasionally have to be on-site, but I value the freedom of working wherever I want enough to ensu

Software and embedded electronics contractor here. Sure, I do occasionally have to be on-site, but I value the freedom of working wherever I want enough to ensure that the contracts I negotiate support this lifestyle. Even when we're in the same city most of the time, I still prefer to work from home on my 24 sq.ft. plywood desk with my dogs at my feet, rather than driving into a noisy office. I even have clients who I've never met in person, the furthest is about 1,000 miles away; we've had some great GTalk chats though. I totally recognize that others will have different values. Maybe working for company X is more important to them than working from home/on the road, and that's up to everyone to decide. And I've definitely had to turn down some cool opportunities to support this lifestyle, but there's been no shortage of interesting work.