On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 12:16 PM, zaphod wrote: > Our annual reviews are going to start in a week or so and I'm mulling over > what I should tell them, if anything.
I would simply ask for what you want in clear terms. I'd stay away from threats or ultimatums. If you have a ten year relationship with the company I assume you have a good relationship with your superiors and the decision makers, so don't ruin that. Communicate how important it is for you to be able to work from home. Communicate how much more productive you were from home. Corporate culture is a result of the attitudes of the people in the corporation, so try to change those attitudes. People can change their minds, and the company is made of people. You might take a strategy of asking the person you are meeting with to explain how exactly they were disappointed in your performance during the 5 weeks you worked from home. If they were cannot, then reinforce the fact that the "corporate culture" may be interfering with positive change. Volunteer to work with them to create corporate standards regarding working from home to make sure you are performing to their expectations. If you really feel comfortable that you have a desirable and solid backup employment situation, I'd ask for one thing "above and beyond". That could be a slightly higher bump in your salary than usual. It might be asking for them to pay for you to go to a technology conference of your choosing each year. The worst they can do is say no. Lastly, if you really are willing to leave for another job, push a little bit harder than usual. Don't get cocky about it or be difficult about it, don't burn bridges, but don't assume their "ruling" is final. There is always room for negotiation. If they flat out say "no way and don't talk about it anymore", be willing to say "that decision is not acceptable and we need to continue working on this until we can all agree on terms". > It's weird. I feel guilt for thinking about leaving my company. I don't > know anybody offhand to recommend to them either. Loyalty is important, but you have been there 10 years already. You have been loyal. Don't feel guilty about leaving if it's time to go. -Cameron ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:364484 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
