I am on my 10th year of working from home, and I still love it. Here's my personal list of pros and cons: PRO Work from anywhere with internet: In the last

I am on my 10th year of working from home, and I still love it. Here's my personal list of pros and cons: PRO Work from anywhere with internet: In the last 45 days, I have worked from the Caribbean, from Spain, and from Ireland. Granted, these travel experiences aren't full vacations (and in fact sometimes were stressful when internet quality was not tops), but they sure beat my previous "open office" bullpen. Work when inspiration strikes: Sometimes my brain won't shut up the useless stuff, and other times it wants to really drive a useful project. When it's a good time, I usually can choose to work uninterrupted and make great progress. When it's not a good time, I can just go do chores around the house or go enjoy the weather. Answer fewer tech questions for other employees: If you're within earshot, less technical people will ask for help the instant they think they need it. But if it takes more effort for them to reach you, they will work a little harder to solve their own problem. Most of the time, they solve the problem (or realize there was no problem -- just a moment of confusion). This saves me SO much time and occasional frustration. Not commute: This one is kind of obvious, but not having to commute saves 1-2 hours a day. That's time for gym, coffee, reading news, etc. It's also so much less stress. When I drove in traffic to and from work, I would often arrive very frustrated. When I moved to Europe and had the luxury of riding a train(s) to work, life was better... except when trains would break or a surge of travelers would result in no seats available. CON Communication can be more difficult: I have found voice calls to be essential, at least compared to just txt and email. Text messages were the worst and most likely to result in annoyance or confusion. Emails are a bit better, but reply-hell is real. You definitely have to work a bit to find the right tools and methods for each of the people you need to work with; but once found, it works almost as good as face to face. Work is _always_ there: This has been the hardest for me. I always have more work to do than I can do, and now I can work any minute that someone else (partner) doesn't need me. This can get out of control if you're not careful. Some people are strict and disciplined about home working, but I like to stay flexible. Still, one must set some limits or reminders of reasonable behavior/expectations. Fewer jobs: Since most companies don't go for remote work, you have to decide what's more important - freedom, or a particular job. I choose freedom, and at this point I don't think I'll ever go back. Once you've tasted freedom, and once you've proven to yourself that you can work (well) alone and unsupervised, the thought of being back in a noisy office with people passing by behind you, potentially judging you if they don't see you with a code window open 99% of the time, is just untenable.