If you need to request work from home due to childcare issues (or a new baby), we have an email template for you. Copy and paste the email subject and body you see below. Then, make sure to read through it and customize it to fit your conversation with your manager (whether it’s temporary or more permanent). Childcare email proposal to work from home…
We have three email templates to request WFH for an illness. I consider those temporary reasons to work from home. If you need to request work from home on a more permanent basis for medical reasons, you can view those in this article below. Here are two email request templates to work from home due to a medical condition. Click one of the links below to…
Sometimes, you’ll need to work from home for just one day. Maybe you aren’t feeling well or you have an important package arriving or there could be many other reasons to work from home. Here are three email request templates to work from home for one day. Click one of the links below to jump to the template that fits your situation: Working from home…
Remote work has become an increasingly popular arrangement. But nothing is perfect, and working remotely comes with numerous challenges companies and employees need to overcome to make the most of the flexibility and improved work/life balance that remote work offers. Some of these challenges — like distractions — may be obvious, but burnout is a hidden trap that can go unnoticed until it severely affects…
My wife and I have worked remotely together for almost a decade. Each time we choose a new place to visit/work, we balance several factors like Airbnb options, flight prices, cafes, cost of living, and more. It sparked an idea. Remote workers need an unbiased list of the best US cities for remote work (based on real data). That’s what you’ll find below….
Many people have medical reasons to work from home. For them, remote work is a necessity, not a nice to have. I recently received an email from someone who downloaded our entry-level remote job starter pack. This personal interaction changed my view on the promise of remote work. Remote work is not just a lifestyle upgrade or unlock, as it has been for me. For…
Sometimes, you’ll need to work from home for personal reasons (and you don’t want to state the reasons). We have a few email templates for your exact scenario. Here are four email request templates to work from home for personal reasons. Click one of the links below to jump to the template that fits your situation best: Personal reasons not stated Personal reasons stated Informing…
If you need to request to work from home due to illness–for a day or permanently–we have the right email templates for you below. Here are three email templates to request remote work for health-related reasons. Click any link below to jump to the sample email that fits your reason: Illness/sickness (temporary remote work) Sick family member (temporary) Medical appointment (temporary) Email request to…
One way to tell your manager that you plan to work remotely for the day is simply to inform him or her: “I will be working from home today.” No need for an excuse or a reason. If that’s the way you’d like to go about it, we have an email template for you to use. “I will be working from home today” (notification)…
After 10+ years in my home office, I’ve counted 70 unique reasons to work from home across seven categories. As a quick side note – I’ve covered similar topics like the benefits of remote work and excuses to work from home (temporarily or permanently). Click one of those links if it is a better fit. Otherwise, click below to jump to a category of great…