You're wrong. I've worked from home for five years as a full-time contractor/consultant. When working with clients who treat me with respect and pay me a fair

You're wrong. I've worked from home for five years as a full-time contractor/consultant. When working with clients who treat me with respect and pay me a fair rate, I feel extremely motivated. I regularly accept assignments from them I would not accept from any new client. I don't hesitate to pull an all-nighter for them if necessary. And I feel very much a part of a team. I feel like a know some of my oldest remote clients better than certain people I've work with face-to-face for multiple years. They do things like send me a nice floral arrangement when a family member dies, and send me nice bonus checks, even though I'm just a contractor. In return, I help them whenever I can and don't hesitate to put in extra hours when they're needed. But those companies who treat me like a commodity, and who try to bargain me down at every opportunity -- those companies I avoid whenever possible.