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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I telework anywhere from 1-4 days a week (sometimes 5) and my career hasn't suffered at all.

That being said, I'm pretty specialized, and I am very careful about who I hire to supervise. I will only hire people who can be managed remotely and work well under these circumstances.

I am also willing to work extra late at night etc when teleworking- my employer clearly sees I have a lot of skin in the game.

I think it depends on your employer, it depends how hard of a worker you are (and how visible you can make yourself) and your team. You can't have it be successful if you have a lot of passive aggressive chatter on your team about you being "home."

I disagree that you have to be far away. I could very easily come into the office. But its not my arrangement, and I'm careful to not set the precedent that I'm there all the time. I also don't service clients while hiking, but the nature of my business wouldn't work well with that. PPs friend probably has different roles.[/quote]

I've done the same for 9 years.  I WAH about 90% of the time, going to the office 1-2 times a month.  I second the fact that team selection is key, but my approach has always been that even when I was in the office 100% of the time, my team was on a different floor than I was, so if I needed to be sitting right there next to my team, I have the wrong people working for me.  It should not matter where I sit if I have professionals working for me... I treat them as adults who can manage their time and expect they will do that.

My career has not suffered at all... I am one of the most sought-after program directors at my organization and have the respect of senior leadership, including the CEO.  Sometimes I miss being in the office more as I enjoy the camaraderie, but working at home works so well for my family that I can't imagine going back full time.[/quote]

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