What to Do When You’re Given an Answer to Your Telecommuting Proposal

November 14, 2007

Now that you have spent your time researching and presenting your proposal to your employer, what do you do when they meet with you to give you their answer? When you go into the meeting, be prepared to keep an air of professionalism and be respectful no matter what the answer turns out to be.

If the answer is yes, they are willing to give it a try; then your next step would be to develop a plan with them to set up how the telecommuting program will work. See if they have any rules or policies that will need to be followed and make sure you execute them. Find out what their ideas are of how it should work and offer suggestions to make it run smoothly.

Make sure that you perform the plan as it is set up with your employer. Don’t stray from that plan without their knowledge as that could cause them to change their mind about allowing the telecommuting to take place. One avoidable mistake can reverse all your hard work in proposing the idea to begin with.

If your employer says that telecommuting is not an option then respect that decision. Find out what the reasons are that they have for their answer and see if you can offer suggestions to work around them if possible. If they still say no, be sure to thank them for the time they took to listen to your proposal. By respecting their decision and not throwing a fit or starting an argument with them, you show how professional you can be. They may be more willing in the future to allow you to telecommute.

Don’t be afraid to bring up the idea again in the future. This helps them remember that telecommuting could be an option for you and down the road it may be workable. Don’t hound them every couple of weeks though. Allow several months to pass before trying again and make sure that you keep a good work performance to show that you can handle the responsibility.

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