The big difference is that the private space in my own home is under my control. A private space in the office is under the CIO’s control. I’ll let you guess how often they think a private space is worth spending money on.
So you have definite control over spouse, the children, the dog, a neighbour, some builders doing work in the street, ...? Must be magical where you live.
I observe this with coworkers every week: - their special needs offspring needs special attention - their neighbor is noisy and an Grade A jackass - cats meowing for minutes - the wife of someone interfering to assign him chores for lunch time - i personally am plagued by sirens of medical emergency transports during months when it gets hot under the roof here, multiple times a day / night
> You're on the hook for all the costs of an office
Honestly, I'd consider that a small price to pay to be able to avoid going to the office.
To be honest, working in public spaces like that is just as bad, if not worse, for me than working in an office.
Anything else is just unprofessional, nothing to do with working from home in general.