Ask for Flexible Hours or Remote Work
Added 2026-11-05
Do not ask for freedom; ask for more predictable output.
I want to ask for flexible hours or remote work: [situation, role, the specific arrangement]. Draft the request: 1) reframe it as a benefit to the team — which hours I cover better, how output changes without the commute; 2) list what I guarantee: fixed online hours, attendance at key meetings, response time; 3) anticipate the manager's three worries — collaboration, fairness, client response — with a counter for each; 4) propose a four-to-six-week pilot with success measures; 5) write the request itself in under 150 words; 6) say what I would give up if only part is approved. Do not promise vague "higher efficiency".
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How to use
What wins approval is showing that collaboration will not get worse.
Try tweaking it
- Rewrite each experience as action + result + verifiable number.
- Have it gather the job requirements first, then rewrite against them.
What you should get
- Rewritten bullets: action, result, number
- Likely follow-up questions and how to answer
Common mistakes
- Asking it to "optimise the CV", and every line starts sounding like a template.
- Adding projects you never did — it falls apart in the first interview.
How to check the output
- Each line is action + result + number, and you can defend the details.
- Nothing you did not actually do has been added.
Where it works
- Good for: rewriting experience as action + result + verifiable metric for CVs and interviews.
- Watch out: metrics must be real; AI can phrase them, not invent them.