[bjoernbu]

My peers often work from home. Personally, I rarely do it because I like the different environment for productivity. At home there is always distraction.

While it certainly is a good thing to allow and support working remote, I cannot deny heavy disadvantages. We discuss many important thing over lunch and especially long-term goals for our project are discussed over a coffee.

Additionally I find it seriously annoying to communicate over Skype / Phone / Messenger / whatever if a peer needs help with something. I love moving my chair to the next table and think about something together. I do not get that feeling at all when I'm communicating over distance. I am NEVER annoyed by someone asking for help on a tricky problem. Instead, I LOVE thinking about it. However, being ask for help via Skype messaging always annoys me. I dislike typing but most of all I can't stand waiting for a response because the other side is doing something besides our conversation.

I'm fine with my peers working from home, but I am incredibly glad it's usually about 1-2days a week and not all the time.