That’s a lot of words to say “Office politics is important.”

Remote workers know this. They aren’t necessarily looking for a promotion, with more responsibilities, although everybody wants more money. Working remotely can already feel like a promotion.

And if I had to come in to the office a couple of days a week, I’d make sure that at least one of them was on the same day as my boss. Scheduling your office days against your boss’ seems like you are deliberately avoiding them. If I were the boss, I’d certainly take it that way, and make sure we cross paths at least once a week.

But the remote worker has already made the calculation that working at home has advantages that outweigh promotions, and perhaps even raises. If they can get their 40 hour job done in 10-15 hours at home, they can devote that extra time to another job, or their hobby, or family, or training for the Olympics, or something.