I started a job 6 months ago in London that I really enjoy, it involves wfh 4 days a week.
I am on a 35k salary and live with my parents. However, they need me to move out due to lack of space. I’d like to rent a 1 bed flat but cannot afford to do this in London so I’d like to move outside of London, but looking at the prices I’d need to move quite far out. Due to this, I’d like to wfh 5 days a week or do less than 4 office days per month.
What points should I make when I address this with my manager? Can I do this informally or do I need to put in a flexible working request? Does this seem like an unreasonable request? FYI my job doesn’t require me to be in the office and I have all the equipment I need to work efficiently from home.
Sorry if this is a silly question, this is my first proper job so I’m quite inexperienced.
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Zashdi · 28/03/2024 19:31
Floopani · 28/03/2024 19:42
I think the important questions to answer are what kind of job is it, is everyone else on the team expected to be in one day a week, is it the same day each week for the whole team, do you have specific tasks on that day that can only get done in the office?
My gut reaction is if you would be travelling for 1-1.5 hours each way to get into the office one day a week, I wouldn't try to rock the boat. However if others WFH full time and it has no impact on the job, negotiate away.
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