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Old Mar 4, 2015 | 6:04 pm
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Originally Posted by darthbimmer
1) Is it crucial for you to work at remote sites all the time, or can some of that work be done remotely? When I was traveling frequently to Asia supporting customers and sales I found a cadence of generally two weeks in Asia, two weeks in the US (where home and HQ are located) worked well for both me and the business.
^ In my case it's 2 months each way. My wife travels with me but I still have kids, grandkids, parents and my sofa at home that I miss. So my arrangement is I work for 2 months then go home for 2 months. Then back. Been doing that since I "retired" 3 years ago and it's working perfectly.
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