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How to negotiate a permanent work-from-home arrangement
Putting Yourself In Your Employer's Shoes
- Instead of making it a case of your personal preference and how much you hate commuting, get into the shoes of the employer and frame it from their perspective.
- If you are moving away to a smaller town or the countryside and plan to work from there, the employer may have a different pay scale(based on employees location) and there could be a possible pay cut.
- If you plan to move closer to your family members, taking care of your spouse and kids, it may give your pitch strong reasoning.
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