I've worked from home near SF & for a European client for almost 4 years now, we are on different sides of the world and can make it work so I fail to see the i

I've worked from home near SF & for a European client for almost 4 years now, we are on different sides of the world and can make it work so I fail to see the issue here. We have about 3 hours overlap in working hours, I have a 5-10 minute talk with my boss each morning so he knows what I'm working on & I know what's happening in HQ. He can view my git logs to make sure I am actually doing what I say I am & we manage projects using Redmine. For meetings they schedule them slightly later in the day, their time & we using a combination of Skype & Google Hangout. Their are times when it would be useful to meetup in person, e.g. when working on user workflows or product design, but this is rare. I would need a LOT of extra money from an employer to endure a 1-2 hour commute to / from work these days & sit in a cubicle farm or factory-floor style open plan office.