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Telecommuting Proposal Writing Tip: Equipment
The issue of whether the employer or employee should
bearor perhaps sharethe expense of equipment and telephone or
cable lines can be a complex
one. Its full exploration is beyond the scope of this web site, but let me make
some suggestions.
If you're like most
Telecommuting Flex Success Proposal
Template users, you are breaking new ground at your place of employment. There
are no formal telecommuting policies to guide you or your manager. No one else is
doing itthat anyone else knows about, anyway!
Take the Path of Least Resistance FIRST
So given those conditions, I suggest you take the
path of least resistance in order to get approval of your request to work from
home.
That usually means using the employer’s existing
equipment or, more than likely, equipment that you already own or
may purchase.
List the hardware and access-line specifics under your proposal heading labeled, Physical Set-up.
(Specifics found in Telecommuting Flex Success
)
This approach has worked many times over for
Flex Success users who were the first in
their department or company to get approval to telecommute. (If you're
interested in reading about some of them, see the
Flex Success Hall of Firsts.)
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THEN Go for the Employer-Paid Route
After three to six months of productive telecommuting and
a positive evaluation of the trial period, you are in a more established
position to put in requests for the employer to pay for or reimburse equipment,
maintenance, office supplies, software, telephone and Internet-access lines.
My other suggestion is for you to learn more about this
and a myriad of other aspects of telecommuting by visiting
Gil Gordon’s Web site, one of the best and most comprehensive telecommuting-related Web sites.
Start at the
Frequently Asked Questions
page. The
questions are arranged by topic headings and allow you to quickly and easily
skim the lists of questions and answers under each topic which pertain to your
interests. You’ll find several related to the equipment issue.
The Fastest Way to
Write a Convincing Proposal
If you're looking for a short-cut path to putting together
a professional, organized, convincing proposal to
telecommute, order Telecommuting
Flex Success
Proposal Template.
Details about Telecommuting Flex Success
OR

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
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Dear Pat...I'm on my way to telecommuting!...your proposal...worked like a charm. [It] provided me with
the correct framework to tailor my telecommute request to my personal and
professional situation. It was money well spent...thank you...Ron Herber,
American Water Heater,
Johnson City, TN

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