Those who work from home -- Does your employer give you a work-from-home allowance?

[Anonymous]

OP, you can't possibly be serious?

[Anonymous]

This would be like asking your employer to pay for to dry clean your work clothes. Ummmm... Big fat no .. and if you asked you would surely be the laughing stock of the company. OP- you sounds either young, or greedy and clueless. Please for goodness sake consult with someone with common sense before making such ridiculous requests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have employees who work from home. If they needed a specialized internet connection (some home connections block VPNs which are needed for work), then we paid for it. If they already had internet and it worked to connect to our office, we didn't.

We pay for the employee's computer. We don't pay for electricity.

The computer is company property and I assume will be returned if employee leaves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have employees who work from home. If they needed a specialized internet connection (some home connections block VPNs which are needed for work), then we paid for it. If they already had internet and it worked to connect to our office, we didn't.

We pay for the employee's computer. We don't pay for electricity.

The computer is company property and I assume will be returned if employee leaves.

Yes. In reality, we'd probably just tell them to keep it given how quickly computer prices plummet and shipping costs. A three-year old computer isn't worth much any more.

[Anonymous]

I work from home. Company pays for a desk, chair, laptop, computer equipment - including a printer, and my internet. They also provide my cellphone and would provide a landline if I requested it. Of course, if I quit or am fired I have to return everything.

If you're renting, you can also look into an office space deduction from your taxes (you can do it if you own, but it's more complicated), which also includes a portion of your utility bills.

[Anonymous]

I work from home, and my employer provides me with a computer. I don't have to have much in the way of work clothes, I don't have to pay to commute, I don't have to spend time commuting (time is after all money), and I don't have to pay to park. I don't eat lunches out. These are non-monetary benefits, and they are worth a lot to me. I would not ask for my employer to pay for electricity, internet, etc. I agree with the suggestions to negotiate a pay raise.

[Anonymous]

You would not heat your house at all in the wintertime daylight hours if you were not working? Seriously?

Wouldn't your pipes freeze?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again -- I'm not paying for electricity for one room. The electricity bill is so much higher because I have to heat the home while I'm there.

Problem solved

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You would not heat your house at all in the wintertime daylight hours if you were not working? Seriously?

Wouldn't your pipes freeze?

The inside temperature won't drop that low that quickly unless the outside temp is well below zero. 50 degrees is uncomfortably cold, but pipes don't freeze until 32.

[Anonymous]

OP - Your electric bill will probably increase even more during the summer.

[Anonymous]

Op, what about the clothes, shoes and dry cleaning you don't have to pay for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work from home, and my employer provides me with a computer. I don't have to have much in the way of work clothes, I don't have to pay to commute, I don't have to spend time commuting (time is after all money), and I don't have to pay to park. I don't eat lunches out. These are non-monetary benefits, and they are worth a lot to me. I would not ask for my employer to pay for electricity, internet, etc. I agree with the suggestions to negotiate a pay raise.

Ditto here.

[Anonymous]

I've Worked from Home for the past 6 years. No matter how you look at it, you aren't "loosing money" on the deal.
You are not driving to/from work.
You don't have to spend money on work clothing.
You have the opportunity to eat at home everyday.

[Anonymous]

One of us works from home, and our utility costs are higher as a result. but no, no coverage from employer. You can, however, do some tax deductions. We take a home office deduction, and it isn't a whole room, just a certain amount of square footage used for work, and then associated utility costs and other costs. I can't remember what, but I would pursue this.