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What are the real reasons you want to work remotely? Is it to cut down on commute? Is it to reduce noise? Spend more time with your family? Because you prefer it? You don't have to feel bad for your reasons, but you have to know the reasons.
What if I put together a plan, and go to my boss and she refuses to listen to me, or simply refuses to let me work from home? What's my recourse? Is that acceptable to me? If it isn't, what are my personal next steps?
The reason we express this as part of our framework is because sometimes your boss might just say no. You will have to listen, figure out what the real objections are, and work to address those. The other option is to leave, there are plenty of places who will be happy to offer you remote work.
Over the past year, you are likely to have been working remotely and that is perhaps your motivation for wanting to continue to do so. Figure out what have been some of your highlights.
These 4 bullet-points serve a very specific purpose. Project Completion, Collaboration, Communication and Transparency.
In the spirit of transparency, it is also important to bring forward some of the harder lessons you've had this year. What are some of the projects that failed, what are some issues that fell through the cracks, etc. If you've messed up, take ownership of it.
Your goal here, is to show awareness, but more importantly how you addressed, adapted and modified your working environment to prevent such failures in the future.