This question examines the practice of using a separate OS-level user account to divide work use from personal use (specifically, in a creative profession and on a personal computer).

I recently left my in-the-flesh job to go to school, but I'm carrying on with the work remotely. I do all of my work on my laptop, and I currently have a separate user account called "Work" where I do exactly that.

However, I'm now starting to question that practice.

• Because my hobby is the same as my job, I want to save notes of the things I learn while working.
• Because ideas come at any moment, I often want to throw something into my personal task manager's inbox and look at it again later.
• That task manager is well-suited to handle both the work and personal aspects of my life.
• Only my personal account has admin rights, but work sometimes requires me to install programs.

My employer has no preference regarding my choice, so that is a non-issue. My work is essentially freelance web development, so advice given with that in mind will be much appreciated.

Back up all opinion with some personal experience, please. Ideally, give a list of pros and cons and then name reasons for your position.