Lesikar's Business Communication: Connecting in a Digital World 13th Edition by Kathryn Rentz,Paula Lentz

Exercise 16

You work as an instructional designer at Britten Dental, a large dental franchise with 30 locations and over 500 full-and part-time employees in five states. Your job is to develop and create online learning, training, and continuing education opportunities for Britten's employees.
You love almost everything about your job-your fun coworkers, the interesting work, using your creative and technical abilities... everything! What you do not love, though, is that because of your highly social office and the number of meetings you attend to work with content experts in developing training materials, it's sometimes difficult to get your work done. Some days all you need is to carve out some quiet time and space to work, but that is not likely to happen in your busy office. Someone always needs you, and it's convenient for them to stop by your desk for help or for a quick chat. It's also hard to be working intently on a project and then leave at your most inspired moment to attend a meeting.
Upon visiting the Instructional Design Professionals group on LinkedIn, you notice how many instructional designers work full or part time from home; you think this might just be what you need. You could structure your work week to be at the office two days a week for meetings and other face-to-face contact and then spend three days a week working from home to do your instructional design work. Of course, you would be available by phone or email at home, but you would have more control over interruptions with phone and email than you would with interruptions at the office.
Before you take your idea to your supervisor, you prepare a proposal. To write the proposal, you research the advantages and disadvantages of working from home; figure out the equipment you would need; estimate the cost of setting up a work office in your home and convince Britten to pay for it; and determine any other costs your employer might incur. Address why this is a good idea not just for you but for Britten Dental as well. Be sure your proposal adequately addresses any resistance your supervisor might have.