[kxrm]

I can't speak for everyone but I've been working from home my entire career since 2002. I don't feel like my co-working relationships were any worse than any other co-working experience I had at jobs that required my presence (teen jobs like grocery or video production jobs prior to me getting into software). If anything my WFH relationships were stronger and I still keep in touch with them to this day. Plus I feel that they are more diverse as my co-workers are all over the globe so I feel like I learned more about different cultures than I would have taking an office job.

Additionally if I am bothered by someone or am generally not interested in them, it's far easier to avoid them in a WFH setting. My interactions with them can truly be limited to only whatever it takes to get the job done.

That said, I recognize that working this way isn't for everyone. Some people need to breath the same air to feel a connection with others. I have just never needed that.