I am someone who got an "on-site only" job and now work full time remote in the same position on the other side of the country (and sometimes the world). This

I am someone who got an "on-site only" job and now work full time remote in the same position on the other side of the country (and sometimes the world). This happened because I worked on-site for a year and I wasn't happy with the lifestyle the city I lived in provided (specifically SF/the bay-area, spent 5mo in SF then 5mo in SJ, still wasn't happy, so I moved to VN for 6 weeks). I told my boss I needed a change of scene-ary and I really enjoyed working for and doing the things that I do at work, but I really did not like the bay and I wanted to live other places. He agreed to let me work remotely from Vietnam for 6 weeks, then Florida indefinitely. I think a few things that drove that decision were: 1. After working with me for a year, I am a known quantity that they like. With every new hire, there is risk and some people think more risk, since people won't be there. 2. The company is very small (10 people) and I play an important role in our platform. It would be expensive to replace me and they don't really want to, because of 1. * Why does the person who does this job need to be on-site? Please be specific. Give me examples of things that can only be done if she were in the office. Having been on site and remote, a couple of things that I feel that I am missing out are: 1. I feel like I have less klout in the office. When it comes to product design and company policy decisions, I am often left sitting on my hands while everyone else chats about it in the office. 2. Sometimes I miss spontaneous product discussions that happen within the office and am not typically told about that. This should be fixable, but it is about building good habits and keeping the team informed. * Have you been in a position where you personally would be okay with an employee being a telecommuter, but a decision-maker deemed otherwise? How did you handle it? No. * How has the policy affected your company’s ability to attract candidates? Since the office is in the bay, people fly from all over the world to work in our office. Has not been an issue. * Have you hired someone for an in-the-office job, and later given permission for the individual to work from home? What happened to make the change okay? me! see above. * What would it take for the company to change the no-telecommuters policy, even if only for one specific position? When I got hired, there was a no-telecommuters policy and they were letting go both of our remote workers. I think I have been able to work remotely because of the points mentioned above.