Let’s wrap up our look at how working women can get their bosses on board with telecommuting and perform the working woman’s balancing act.
So, you may be asking how you should go about getting your boss to let you give telecommuting a try.
Well, the best way to get your boss to go along with letting you give telecommuting a try is to sell the idea to them. By that, I mean show your boss exactly how both you and they will benefit from you telecommuting a day or two every week.
You can also try suggesting to your boss that they allow you to give telecommuting a try on a trial basis. Agree to try it for a month or two, and then meet again to reevaluate how telecommuting is working for you and for your boss.
Keep in mind, if you do decide to give telecommuting a try, it’s very important that you make yourself available from home for conference calls, e-mails, and other normal, everyday work expectations. If your boss expects to be able to conference with you on projects, or e-mail you about tomorrow’s big meeting, and he or she can’t seem to reach you or get any response from you while your telecommuting from home, they may not be encouraged to let you continue telecommuting, or they may think you’re abusing the privilege because you are less valuable, not more.
Join me as I continue sharing my tips with you for performing the working woman’s balancing act without falling flat on your back.
You can have it all – and I’ll show you how.
Remember, if you shoot for the moon and miss, you are still among the stars!
Valerie Fitzgerald
