VIRTUAL WORKINGS?

There was a time when your workplace comprised of only one thing:work!You signed in at a particular time and left at a given time .
Walking in late was a major faux pas,taking a half day was like committing a grave sin and taking a day off on a weekday was even worst.
However,you no longer work in the 'dark ages' as workplaces have become relatively 'chilled'out.
your employer no longer thinks like a neanderthal,who once beleived that work was only supposed to be done in an office ,flexi-timmings are a curse and workplaces are not supposed to be fun.
However,with the changing times,working from home is considered to be one of the best concepts that could have been implemented and the workplace have to become more virtual than it was before.
However,the questions that arises is,is a virtual workplace better than a personal workshop?