remote work

Remote worker of 3 years still has to field 2pm lunch requests from neighbors, friend who assume they're always free

JR Atkinson

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Manager catches employee working 2 full-time remote jobs at the same time: 'Apparently he took 2 weeks PTO when starting out, and then went right back to work the other job'

JR Atkinson

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Boss scolds 29-year-old employee for being too direct in emails: 'The emails were literally things like: “Hi, can you send the updated file when you get a chance?”'

Emmy Pratt

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Manager accuses employee of skipping a meeting because she didn't remember that he was there: 'Apparently not contributing made me invisible in that meeting.'

Emmy Pratt

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Company forces hardworking remote employee to return to the office; employee does half as much work in the office as he did when working from home: 'I probably put 10-12 hours of work in per day, because I could squeeze it in anywhere.'

Emmy Pratt

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Remote employee pretends to quit job after partner claims working from home is a hobby, he immediately panics about paying the bills: ‘You said it wasn't that serious’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employees share how to secure work-from-home jobs that only require 3 hours of work per day: 'Have subject matter expertise.'

Emmy Pratt

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Boss bombards mostly-remote employee with 5 AM screenshot demanding 5 days/week in the office: 'It's an hour drive from home'

JR Atkinson

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Boss schedules 'mandatory fun meeting' at 4:55 PM on a Friday to review the 'wins' of the week: 'This is the micromanager’s way of making sure nobody ducks out early on a Friday.'

Emmy Pratt

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Company demands remote employees return to office 3 days a week, provides tiny space with malfunctioning Wi-Fi: 'It's chaos with barely any privacy'

Ally Perry

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Remote Learning Won't End the Traditional Snow Day if Parents Don't Let it

Emmy Pratt

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Company demands 5 days in office after years of remote, employee has a secret escape plan: 'The only thing that's changed is their desire for control'

JR Atkinson

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Boss schedules a meeting at 6:30 AM on employee's first day of work after 2 weeks off, reschedules meeting for next week at 6:29 AM: 'They're 3 hours ahead of me, so it's a comfortable 9:30 AM their time.'

Emmy Pratt

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Remote job scolds employees for taking a 4-minute bathroom break, records employees' screens when their mouse doesn't move for 60 seconds: 'I am human, not a robot.'

Emmy Pratt

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Remote employee makes $100K working only 5-7 hours a week after automating most of his work tasks: 'Is it smart to ride out a low-stress, high-flexibility job?'

Emmy Pratt

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Employees debate whether they'd take a $120K remote job over a $240K in office job: 'For $240k a year, I'd come in on the weekend too'

Emmy Pratt

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