I agree. I switched to working remotely for a Silicon Valley division of a major company, and I definitely feel the difference in appreciation. I'm not by any

I agree. I switched to working remotely for a Silicon Valley division of a major company, and I definitely feel the difference in appreciation. I'm not by any means treated as a special snowflake, but rather I very much feel it's a two way street, I feel lucky to work there, they feel lucky to have me. This is in stark contrast to when I was consulting in LA/OC, where I was constantly having to justify my not so high hourly rates/fixed bid projects.