I have nominally been a remote worker since 2006 - during some of that I've been a road warrior, the past two years I've been predominantly at home. I've hired

I have nominally been a remote worker since 2006 - during some of that I've been a road warrior, the past two years I've been predominantly at home. I've hired and managed dozens of remote workers as well. To me the big advantages are: 1) Good talent exists everywhere, so why limit where I can hire them? 2) I have better equipment and working conditions at my home office than any employer or customer site I've ever works at - thus, I am more productive. I find cubicles and florescent lights, along with the constant disruptions of offices to be killers on productivity. I recognize that many people want that environment, but I really don't. My social life is outside the office as well, so I can't even speak to that as being a boost of an office environment. Your milage might vary, but for me, I won't ever work in a centralize office environment or ask others to if I can avoid it. When I travel to meet with customers, honestly I'm repulsed by the lack of productivity I see in the face time that is suppose to be a bolster. For example, when you aren't face-to-face for hours at a time, it forces you to be more diligent at good communication and choosing the right channel for communication. When you know you can just lean over the cube wall or invite people to a conference room, you are more likely to kill an hour of their day wasting time.