How to negotiate with your boss to work from home

How to ask for "telecommuting" and get what you want

Interview Coaching Feb 16, 2019

How to negotiate with your boss to work from home

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What is telecommuting

​Everybody wants to work from home or a remote location, at least from time to time. The latest report indicating the State of Telecommuting in the US Employee Workforce is from 2017. It indicates:
Almost 3% of the US Workforce works remotely from home at least half the time. That means almost 4M US employees.

• In only 10 years, the number of telecommuters increased by 115% (2005-15)
• In 2017 the number of employees with flexible hours was 40% more than it was in 2010

 
Everyone benefits from telecommuting. The 2016 Global Telework Survey indicates that “telecommuting has seen a 37 percent rise in popularity in the last decade”. Below is a list of how it helps businesses while empowering employees. So, if you request telecommuting as a benefit from your company, you may want to mention:

• BETTER RESULTS: Research shows that telecommuting employees are generally happier about their job and 40%+ of remote employees produce better results than their commuting counterparts.  
• HEALTHIER = CHEAPER: Telecommuting has proved to lower employers’ medical bills in the long run. Almost 40 Billions of miles have been saved annually from telecommuting which has employees’ stress significantly. Not to mention it contributes to a greener planet.
• IMPROVED HABITS: Research shows that when stress from driving to work is reduced, almost 75% of employees took better care of themselves starting with eating better at home and becoming healthier.  
• REDUCED EXPENSES:Telecommuting reduces operational expenses starting from the cost of utilities to dollars per sq. ft. of space and everything else in between.