What's Wrong with Working from Home? Would You if You Could?

Here at Patch, there is no "here." We all work from home. Or from coffee shops, public libraries, patios, porches and dining rooms—anywhere we can get a wi-fi signal.

It keeps us nimble, keeps costs down and let's us work out in the world with the people in the communities we cover. It's a great gig. And not to gloat...but I was in the warmth of my home office working while some of you were fighting traffic during the recent snowstorms.

But it's obviously not for everyone. Some people prefer the office environment, the regular interaction face-to-face with coworkers. And in the case of Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo!, she wasn't having it anymore.

She insisted several weeks ago that the company employees could no longer work from home. But what about offering workers better control over their work-life balance? The creativity that working from home can allow? The benefits to attracting talent?

An Atlantic article suggests that the policy is actually working out so far for Yahoo!, noting "those actually affected don't sound too upset about anything, really. In fact, it's working rather well as part of a broader cultural shift under Mayer at the flailing company."

Still, the hubbub started anew when Best Buy announced this week it was implementing a similar "no telecommuniting" policy.

Do you think it's much ado about nothing? Would you want to work at home if you could? Have you worked at home before? Was your experience good or bad—or something in between?