Telecommuting
is the Recession-Proof Flex Choice
Over the years I've learned that, during an economic
slow-down, people are skittish about proposing a
part-time or job sharing arrangement.
The concern is that they would be a prime target
during any job layoffs because they're working fewer
hours than the company standard.
Valid or not (too many unseen factors to know for
sure), if this is your concern but you still want to
ease your time-squeezed schedule, let me suggest the
next best thing to part-time: telecommuting.
Telecommuting has you working standard hours over
five days a week, mitigating concerns that you'll be
among the first to go in layoffs as a result of working
a part time schedule.
But your commute to your job becomes part
time, allowing you to capture several hours a week
for personal needs.
Benefits to You
Negotiate to work from home two out of five days a
week—a common telecommuting arrangement—and you'll cut
four out of 10 time-draining commutes.
How many reclaimed hours is that for you?
You'll be making fewer trips to the gas station and
the dry cleaners, too. More savings in time and
money. (That gasoline bill is getting more painful by
the month, isn't it?)
Full pay and benefits are retained because you're
working standard hours. Three days a week at the main
office keeps up “face time.”
All that, plus you'll be home in time for dinner!
Benefits to the Boss
Your
Telecommuting Flex Success
Proposal positions the benefits of
your new work from home arrangement to your employer,
too.
For example, employees who work from a remote
location often see a double-digit rise in productivity.
With virtually no socializing and many other
interruptions removed, you can look forward to greater
concentration, less time wasted, better workflow, and more
productive work output in fewer hours.
If you're
willing to experiment to prove to your manager that
working remotely is possible, you can do some of your
work tasks from home before you make your proposal.
I recommend my
Telecommuting Flex Success customers use GoToMyPC for that purpose.
Click here to get your free 30-day trial of GoToMyPC,
 which allows you to access your work computer from home.
But if you want to get started now,
Telecommuting Flex Success Proposal will
speed the process.
I have known for a long time that I wanted to
do this, but didn't know how to approach it. The
guidance your [telecommuting] template provided was just
the boost I needed to send me in the right direction. My
boss was very impressed and approved it almost
immediately even though telecommuting has not been done
in this office before. I am so excited...thanks so much!
Tracy Ayotte,
Information Systems Administrator,
CORE Research,
Geneva, FL
Consultant Pat Katepoo has thought of everything, put it
into no-nonsense terminology and included an
irresistible business case. Just fill in the blanks.
Susan Seitel,
President,
WFC Resources
So if you've been thinking about proposing a flexible
work arrangement, but have been hesitant about asking
for part-time hours, start with telecommuting for
near-term pay-offs to both you and your employer.
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