You only did it for 2 weeks! To use your analogy, every once in awhile a transcontinental plane flight is kind of interesting, but imagine taking that flight every day for several years.

You didn't have to deal with the drudgery, or petty office conflicts, or any real expectations on your work or your ability to make your company profitable. These are the things that make work hard.

Then again, if people really don't roll into Slate until after 10:00 in the morning and they take frequent coffee/wine breaks, maybe it is that easy?