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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So jealous. Husband and I both had DC based jobs (and salaries) living in an amazing city that otherwise had terrible jobs. It was the dream. Problem was (unlike you), that there were no other jobs to switch to there. So when he was promoted and told to move back, we had no choice. My only comment about this type of arrangement is that it is probably not a forever job. I have done a couple remote jobs, and while i had no problem creating a great home office and getting motivated every day, I found that after a couple years there's an inevitable distance that both affects the employee's enthusiasm for the job, and the employer's long term interest in developing the employee. But you can definitely milk 2-5 years of happiness out of the position, and then move on to something else. Lucky you![/quote]

I have a good friend who almost fifteen years ago left the Washington, DC, metro area to follow her DH to California.  She worked for a highly-regarded, well-known DC-based, private-sector employer, and asked them if she could continue to work part-time for them from her new home in California.  I actually think that the time difference helped, as she could wake up very early to start the business day, take a (DC) mid-morning coffee break to see her kids off to school, and then work most of her hours professionally and quietly from home while the kids were at school.

Long story, short, she did such a phenomenal job over the years with this arrangement over the years that the company shifted and expanded her responsibilities to be one of their lead executives in the western U.S.  She currently works full time, as her children are older now.  I have been amazed to see and hear her manage business, calls, and responsibilities while attending her sons' baseball games over the years, truly an inspiration.  So, OP, congratulations this type of arrangement can and does work very well, but always be professional about the arrangement and work just as well, or better, as if you were at the DC office.  [/quote]

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