I have never had the opportunity to work from home on certain days, but I would

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I have never had the opportunity to work from home on certain days, but I would definitely like to try it if I can. What are the pros and cons?

I'll list a few that I can think of.

Pros:

You don't need to do any work. (That's a JOKE)
You can be a lot more productive. No commute, relaxed, no meetings, no interruptions
Cons:

Less of a team effort.
Other team members can get held up due to having to wait for information for an off-site member
Apologies if this has been asked before - I did a search but couldn't find a pros and cons discussion.

Edit: It appears The Oatmeal has already covered this!

Explanation / Answer

Pro:

No commute.
Unless you have annoying neighbours, your environment's as quiet as you like.
If you have kids, you have the option of seeing them during the day.
You decide when best to work: maybe you're a night owl. Maybe you want to time-shift your work day into the evening so you can spend more time with your children.
Con:

If you're the only person not colocated, you're left out. ("Why's Foo not answering my mail?" "Dude, he resigned a WEEK ago. Didn't you hear? Oh. Noone thought to mail you!")
You have to bring your own discipline to the party.
It's tough to explain to your children just why you aren't available to play Lego.
Cabin fever, if you're prone to it. (I'm not.) Some people just need to get out their domestic environments.
Unless you're disciplined with your time, you can easily start working outside your required hours.

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