I worked from home for about 18 months. Drove me bonkers not mixing with other people and put a lot of pressure on the then relationship. Now work in an office with 40 people and much, much prefer it.

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Miss the occassional conversation, but when I was working for someone else I often noticed people were being paid to drink tea almost constantly, gossip, complain about "how stressed they were" (yer right) and so on.

Concentrate on the work and the time tends to fly. There is no one to distract you, no stupid pointless meetings for the sake of having them, no clueless management ignoring advise and then changing plans last minute due to their own failures. Most of all I love the fact there are no office politics at all; brown nosers, lazy individuals, colleagues who talk the talk but cannot do the walk.

The list can keep going, but I like working without anyone - all of it benefits me at the end of the day and not some fat cat sitting merry in his office browsing t'internet being paid zillions.

Swings and roundabouts and the grass isn't always greener.

I work a reception desk for a solid 8hrs and with nearly a thousand staff, visitors and contractors to book in and greet I become a little anti social in the evening.

Chuck Norris.

Chuck Berry.

Prefer to work alone... Worked alone for 15 years and must admit that you have to enjoy your own company. Get loads done when alone...

Went to office environment with about six other people for a while, and OMG. The drivel that some people come out with? One guy I am sure was not equiped for every day life. Another was so far up himself it was unreal... And don't get me started on the girls in the office. If their pay was productivity related, they would have owned the company money. Did not like it at all... Thankfully wasn't their long, and gained the label as the company party pooper.

So, prefer to work alone, and then later play with others... Works for me. (When I get the chance)

Chuck Key.

Only when I masturbate.