Maybe this is because I&#x27;m in my 30s, or because I&#x27;m an introvert, but I don&#x27;t particularly want to spend a bunch of time with work people; I want to get work done at work, and whether we&#x27;re in the same room or on Slack or whatever, I still feel like I&#x27;m accomplishing a shared goal with other people.<p>And after work, I have plenty of friends that I don&#x27;t spend all day working with. I&#x27;d rather get supper with a friend I haven&#x27;t seen in a while, rather than spending more time with the people I already spent the day with. Lunch? It&#x27;s really great to break up the work day by taking my dogs for a walk.<p>And I do totally agree about coworkers becoming friends. Most of the people I consider my closest friends are either old classmates or old coworkers.<p>I generally do remote contract work, but currently have a local gig for 1-2 days&#x2F;week. There are undoubtedly more interruptions at the office, but fewer temptations (e.g. turning off the clock and having a nap). I dramatically prefer the home office environment though, most of all the fact that I can work with my own flow. If I&#x27;m feeling foggy after lunch, I&#x27;ll totally have a nap and work a little in the evening to make it up. Or work a 16 hour day and sleep in tomorrow. Or whatever works best that day.