Frame the conversation as a win-win.
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July 28, 2021
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Summary. How exactly should you ask for a work-from-anywhere arrangement when negotiating a job offer, or when you’ve been working virtually and don’t want to return in-person to the office? The author offers five steps: 1) Demonstrate how it will benefit your employer. 2)Show the impact you can make. 3)Be prepared to take a pay cut if you’re relocating. 4)Use data to prove you can be successful working remotely. 5)Don’t expect a one-and-done conversation.
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Julia* called me with cautious excitement to let me know that she received the job offer of her dreams, as global workplace experience director at a leading consumer brand company. On one hand, she was ecstatic at reaching her goal to work for a recognized brand. Yet Julia’s reservation about the offer stemmed from the fact that it required her to relocate to the employer’s headquarters a thousand miles away. With two kids in elementary school, she didn’t want to move, but she also didn’t want to lose this opportunity. She needed to know how to negotiate the relocation issue.
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Susan Peppercornis an executive career transition coach and speaker. She is the author ofDitchYour Inner Critic at Work: Evidence-Based Strategiesto Thrive in Your Career. Numerous publications including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, the Boston Globe, and SELF Magazine have tapped her for career advice. You can download her free Career Fit Self-Assessment and 25 Steps to a Successful Career Transition.
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