@avneige --
@xmasbaby0 is correct.
If your income is reported on a W-2, then as far as the IRS is concerned you are an employee. You may regard yourself as a self-employed free-lancer, but the IRS won't.
Per the IRS:
Employees are not eligible to claim the home office deduction.
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/how-small-business-owners-can-deduct-their-home-office-from-their-taxes
The income of a self-employed individual is reported on a 1099-NEC, not a W-2. If you have any self-employment income, then you'd be eligible for a home office deduction. If your only income is W-2 and you claim a home office deduction, then your tax return won't stand up to audit.
**Answers are correct to the best of my ability but do not constitute tax or legal advice.
