I wouldn't work any other way. I use a linux workstation, which right of the bat means it's not what most employers are going to provide. However I would NEVE

I wouldn't work any other way. I use a linux workstation, which right of the bat means it's not what most employers are going to provide. However I would NEVER run a typical corporate configured windows installation on my LAN. They might as well ship a box labelled "please install this malware on your network"...