My last 10 years in the high tech industry, I worked at home in my pajamas, no driving, no trains/subways. I could have gone into the office a few miles away if I wanted to which I never did. My boss was 1500 miles away, we would meet at computer shows or would have department get together meetings a couple times a year. It was Fortune 500 company and they didn’t care where I lived as long as I had good internet and was fairly close to an airport.
What’s important is to find a company that doesn’t micro manage their people so you have the flexibility of working at home. The employee also has to produce work so they don’t have to be micro managed. I was upfront with my bosses and they were upfront with me in this arrangement: they knew I waterskied for 2.5 hours everyday during my lunch hour and I knew they could call me at all hours with questions or they could tell me I would have to jump on a plane next week to Germany/China/NYC to talk to customers or give a presentation at a high tech show. Give and take on both sides and it worked out.
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