Re: Proposal to contract with Present Employer
Thanks, Lezly... Here's the spiel I sent to the HR office:
"I'm not really sure how to approach this topic or whether it is appropriate. However, I feel you and I have built a rapport over the years, and in light of the recent salary changes, I thought I'd present an opportunity that might be a temporary or maybe even a permanent solution to help cut costs for the organization.
As you may remember, previous to my employment here, I provided onsite and virtual administrative support services to small businesses. With ____ leaving the Houston office, I would like to propose providing remote/virtual support services for both the Houston and Dallas offices, giving ____ the benefit of having office support for two offices for the price of one, and maybe increasing my salary slightly to say, maybe $___/hr? This shouldn't be a difficult task, since I did this for a short time before ____ was hired.
Another benefit is that you wouldn't have to train someone new. The only problem I see at this time would be during the new hire HR training piece which would probably have me traveling to Houston once or twice per month. But I wouldn't mind that if it would help. This could possibly cut out $25-30K per year from the overall budget. An additional option would be to hire me as an independent contractor for both offices, working from home, which could provide an additional $10K savings since I would cover my own taxes and I could quote you a flat rate per month. I could work on-site once per week, most likely on sales meeting days and also for HR training.
This is just a quick overview, but I'd like to know your thoughts on the matter once you've had time to consider the possibility."
What do you think?
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