It was just the feel of the conversation. This was 2 years in the past though.
Me: "I'd like to work remotely from Japan"
Them: "We can't allow remote positions now"
Me: "I can't move to the US for family reasons"
Them: "Let me check with HR"
One week later
Them: "We will let you work remotely, when can you start?"
Just something was off it felt like. There was more talk than that of course, and a meeting when I was actually at HQ in CA for other reasons.
Out of curiosity, were you given any indication this would happen? Or were you drawing from Google's similar policy?