He also offered to remain onboard as a teleworker. When his manager accepted his offer, Hickey was elated. But soon he was wracked with anxiety and guilt. Today, two months into a successful telework gig, he still can't escape his curious emotions. Still, try as he might, he can't escape the gnawing guilt, and the feeling that he has to continually prove his performance.
Some people see telework as a requisite perk of the modern workplace.
Others are grateful to have the chance to work from home. Hickey falls into the second category, rarely losing sight of the fact that he's working almost 3,000 miles from the corporate office, and worried about how his output and work efforts are perceived by teammates in Cupertino. Sure, he has several other teleworkers on his team, and he's never felt any animosity or resentment from the nonteleworking staff. Actually, this is no new emotion. Before he left Cupertino, Hickey called, e-mailed and met with other Symantec teleworkers to ask how they coped.