Love is like happiness, it tends to be oversold and overrated in most contexts. I mean, if you loved every day (or were even happy every day) at work, then that would become your norm and you'd be looking for the next high 🙂
I have a WFH job that just passed the 8-year mark. It was really stressful the first few years (not just the workload, but juggling young kids and home stuff while trying to maintain separation and professionalism...). I used to pride myself on getting outside my comfort zone at least once a day. Now it's once a month. On top of the fact that I have to commute 3 days a week just to swipe a badge at a nearly empty office, plus now that I know my job is being eliminated next year, has really sapped that motivation. When I consider that I ONLY accepted this work because it was a remote position (rare in 2016), once you take that away, there isn't much left. I look at the success of my former employer and hate to realize that I might have been better off to stay there, but I also would have missed so many pivotal moments in my kids' lives. So mission accomplished 🙂
But the silver linings are that I have some advanced notice, which is nice. I also started rebuilding my professional network, something that had been neglected for many years (I figured I would work here til retirement!). I'm also forced to take stock of what's important to us, do an inventory of skills and interests, and generally try to figure out what's next for the whole fam. Since I'm 90% of the income and all the benefits, it's a lot to consider.
Odds are good I'll end up with another "traditional job," probably hybrid instead of WFH, but the daily grind for 22 years has definitely made me reconsider how soon I want to retire so I can have 3 fulfilling part-time gigs instead of just one soul-sapping big one 🙂