Here are 15 about working from home from my perspective:
- It eliminates the need for spending time commuting, which becomes free time.
- It eliminates most of the need for spending money on a car that sits still most of the time. To the degree that I don't even own a car right now and just Uber/taxi/bus everywhere and rent when I actually need one.
- I get to spend more time with my partner and pets.
- I get to live wherever the hell I want so long as I have decent Internet available.
- I will always be able to use a beefy desktop computer instead of a slow laptop and a lesser set-up.
- I am able to tend to home duties that require people at home (such as receiving packages or maintenance workers).
- I can exert vastly more control over distractions and end up more productive.
- Lunch time is far less of a concern (not restricted to tupperware-compatible foods) and cheaper (since there's more home-cooked options available, I order less food overall).
- I get to have specialty coffee whenever I want, however I want, real proper espresso included.
- If I'm not feeling it after lunch, I can be available on Slack on-demand during the day in order not to block anyone and then do focus-demanding tasks late at night.
- I like listening to somewhat loud music and I don't like wearing headphones all day.
- I don't have to worry about being "office presentable" every day for a long streak of hours. Meaning less effort, more time, and for some people, more money.
- I don't feel as much pressure to attend after-office events when I'm not feeling up to it.
- Even when an office is equipped for powernapping, it can't compare to my own bed in the privacy of my home.
- And speaking of: If you don't have the luxury of living in a neighborhood where opportunist burglars aren't a thing, your presence will dissuade most of them from going into your home.
I am not part of the crew that absolutely rules out going back to an office ever in their lives. But there is a big number attached to it during negotiation that matches the huge life improvement that WFH is for me.