> trust me to manage my time as needed the 99% of jobs need the time to manage you, not the contrary. they are not task based, they are presence or hourly bas

> trust me to manage my time as needed the 99% of jobs need the time to manage you, not the contrary. they are not task based, they are presence or hourly based. If you go to the bank, they need to be there. If you go to the hospital, they have to be there. If you go to a bar, they'll be there. From x to y. It's not about time management, it's about presence management. > It shows me you value me as a person, and not just me sitting in a desk Most of the time sitting at the desk is THE job. The guys that clean my office before I arrive would love to be sitting at the desk. > Letting me work a day or two remotely, start or finish late can save me hours of commute time, flight costs, etc That sounds good, but apart from edge cases, living close to where you work is almost always a smarter move than commuting. And most of the things you're talking about are easily gained with time. To trust people you have to know people. At my current job I had to punch in and out 4 times a day, 9-13, 14-18. After 9 months, more or less it, became 2 times a day, when you arrive in the morning and when you come back from lunch. Now I get in at 11 and go out at 17, with at least an hour of lunch break. Nobody says anything anymore.