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Like many others here, I used to compile my own. I would have to in order to make, say, my sound card or graphics work properly. I kept on compiling even after I didn't really have to any more, tweaking for (probably imaginary) performance improvements, or to just get rid of stuff I didn't need. At some point, the config process became ridiculously involved, and I quit. Nowadays, I use the default kernel provided with the distro. At most, if I feel I want a newer kernel than what my distro provides (and I'm running an Ubuntu-derived distro), I'll download binaries from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/.

But nowadays, I don't find it necessary or particularly useful to 'roll my own'.

A dozen years ago, when I had odd things like a Tape Drive that was supported through the Floppy controller, or when I was running Linux on a 486 (for performance) it was worth it. Now, I just use the default. It has the extra advantage that with so much stuff in there by default, if you have to swap out a card or piece of hardware, you're likely to still boot. So, I used to compile (and it worked well, and at times gave a significant performance boost), now, it's better for me to just go with stock distribution.

I use the kernel shipped with my distro, whatever it may be; I do a lot of evaluating.

I just compile the official kernel from kernel.org correspond to my devices need

Am using MX15 which is compiled by one of the expert MX packaging team. No need to compile my own kernel, but the option to change/update it is there if I wished.

Same here. I customize the kernel according to my ultrabook's hardware and the software I use (nothing special, though). Happy CRUX user.

I use the default kernel

I always use kernel that is sent to me with updates unless it fails. Then I just revert back to previous kernel by deleting it in the grub boot loader menu.

I used to roll my own a long time ago, with early versions of Slackware. Still using Slackware and also Linux Mint, but I haven't compiled a kernel in probably a decade now.

I use the kernel shipped with my distribution - Linux mint 17.3 Cinnamon.
Is there something in the shipped kernel that is very bad for the home user that has replaced Windows with Linux Mint?

Other

I admin multiple machines with different configurations. Each one tailored to its specific needs.
One runs the shipped kernel, one runs the shipped kernel modified & recompiled, one runs mainline, etc.....

I used to compile my own kernel ions ago... using the ax25 protocol stack we had to in most cases. Now that the modules are in *most* kernels, it's nice to just kick it and call the modules when needed.

nope.. I use the kernel provided in my distro.

My response was "Other", meaning none-of-the-above. I use my former Employer's systems, managed by them.