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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work from home full time for a DC-based organization and I'm one of two staff who WFH full time, but nearly everyone does it once or twice a week.  I work from a different state, to which I moved after my husband got his dream job there.

It has pros and cons, and the cons are small.  Cons: I do feel like I'll never be promoted. That partially has to do with the fact that I'm already in senior management and so the only place up would be to replace my boss (impossible remote) or to create a more senior position into which I could move. But, I do feel like some of the choicer assignments and projects sometimes don't end up on my plate because I'm not there to be the squeaky wheel.  Other con: I do NOT network anymore.  My new city, while major, isn't really a hotbed for my organization's interests, so all the happy hours and lunches that might result in me getting a different job just don't exist to me anymore, at least not organically.  Other con: I miss talking more regularly with my coworkers.

Pros: I make a DC salary and live somewhere cheaper. No commute. I am with my same organization so I still get my amazing benefits (which are numerous). I have full control over my workload and schedule. I spend more time with my kid. I can cook full and balanced meals because I'm not sitting on the metro.

The salary thing and the commute thing are the biggest pros, and only one of those is relevant to you. I don't know if I could find a job like mine that would pay me even 75% of what I make now so to some extent I feel "golden handcuffed" to my current employer, at least until my kids are out of preschool. Thankfully, I don't hate my job. Every time I think about looking for another job, I hear the salary and I'm like.. no. I will not take a 20K pay cut AND add a commute AND go from 8 weeks paid PTO and all fed holidays to 2 weeks PTO and AND risk introducing evil new coworkers into my life.  All for what, potentially new and interesting work and water cooler gossip? No. I'll probably be in this job for a while. [/quote]

+1 
I freelance now and no longer live in the DC area. It's better family-wise and less stressful in terms of commuting, but there is no such thing as networking and the expectation that I will move up and increase my salary significantly unless I take on more work. At this point, I love WFH but I accept that I more or less work for money, not a career. It's hard to find full time or even solid part-time jobs that are career-track and will allow you to telework. It's ok for now but in the future I'll need to reassess what I'd really like to do as I can't imagine doing this for the next 30 years.[/quote]

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