Fuck no. I can't work in my house. I need human interaction during the day.
I am planning on taking a massive pay cut in the next few years just to go do what makes me happy instead of the bullshit that I do now which i despise. If working from home made my day better, I would do that. Of course that depends on how difficult that 20% pay cut would make my financial situation.
Probably not. If anything I'd want to get paid more to work at home, because I am generally more productive at home.
I would, assuming you don't need that extra 20% and how much of that you would make up in saving on commuting.
I was self employed for almost 20 years and I worked at home. I didn't have to take a pay cut so no help there. I enjoyed it. If you don' thave a strict schedule you can fall into the trap of "I have two weeks to do this...and fuck off for a week and then bust ass for a week to get it done". That's what I did, but I was on contract.
Probably have to factor in a lot of stuff not money related, how bad do you hate traffic and commuting? How much do you need that 20% to live on?
Nope, working from home is a double edge sword, you can go stir crazy quite easily unless you have a very active social life.
As mentioned I worked at home and loved it, of course I lived in the very very sticks at the time (nearest neighbor about 7 miles away) and I didn't have to clock in or whatever. If I needed a break to clear my mind I just walked outside and shot steel plate targets or sat on the deck and watched the deer or fished in the pond. Not for everyone tho.
Were you able to get reliable nets for WFH? This is the major issue I've heard... whole last mile shit and stuff. Comcast/Verizon won't even connect.
They are pretty good since they have an actual SLA attached to them (Hint: Consumer service has no real SLA).
Back then at first the only thing available was dial up so it didn't matter. I still shipped drawings overnight to the shops. Then the senator from the state bought the large property across the road since her parents were from the town 7 miles down the road as a get away. Then they put the CO for DSL at the end my driveway basically. I'm not sure what they have now. Back then work from home really didn't require internet at all let alone fast internet. I got an overnight package of drawings to the post office since they didn't deliver here. I designed and produced shop drawings from those in whatever time frame, mailed/shipped them back. Mailed an invoice.
