I’m still trying. (Some people would say I’m very trying!)
Okay, here’s the story…
The new department director said he didn’t see any problem with me working out of the Bothel, WA office. Then we got a new V.P. The little Napoleon said, “No. Everyone has to be in the same place.” (Apparently he was unaware of the teleconferencing capability we have in every meeting room, and also of such things as Remote LAN Access and the fact that we as a company are already technically telecommuting when you consider out mainframe and UNIX are in Texas.) So after the new V.P. moved on, the director suddenly decided the he “couldn’t make a business case” for working out of a different office.
Then in October 2001 we were told that about ten of us would no longer be with the company. We signed contracts that would allow us a “retention bonus” if we didn’t quit until the axe fell. I was told by my co-workers that I was put on the list because everyone knows I want to move, and that this way I can collect the bonus and unemployment benefits; so they were doing me a favour. Two people were let go several months later. The office holiday party was held whilst I was in Washington last month. From what I heard, the “lay-off list” is history and there are no plans to terminate any of us that were on it.
So now it seems I may be there indefinitely. When the director gets back I’ll continue to push for a remote office. I’ve been asking for a home office, but I think I’ll start up with the Bothel office again. He’ll either get fed up and lay me off, allow me to telecommute, or do what he’s been doing and say, “Yeah, yeah, yeah. Get out of here.”
I did empty my storage unit down here last month, and I moved its contents up to Bellingham. So when I get out of here, I’m already half-moved. 
I should stay employed long enough to restore my '66 MGB though.
