work from home

HR implements dress code for fully remote employees, demands 'business casual' in virtual meetings: ‘Do they think this will magically make us more productive?’

Bar Mor Hazut

Comments

Remote Worker Reprimanded for Not Being Performative Enough on Slack Despite Stellar Output

Ben Weiss

Comments

'I've seen someone fake a frozen screen': 25 Clever employees refusing to be on screen for video calls

Jesse Kessenheimer

Comments

People share times they finagled companies into paying them for doing 0 work: 'The truth is, I'm at home not even thinking about [work].'

Elna McHilderson

Comments

In-office manager tries to lie his way into a room during yearly in-person meeting for remote workers, takes team 15 minutes to prove he's full of it: ‘Enter entitled manager… at 2pm.’

Elna McHilderson

Comments

Company demands employees return to the office after working remotely, one employee refuses to comply and stays home, manager responds: ‘There’s really nothing I can do’

Bar Mor Hazut

Comments

Hybrid office enforces a "camera on" rule for virtual meetings, it backfires and sparks a debate over workplace engagement: 'Everyone just stares at themselves'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Comments

Remote employee calls out their disruptive roommate by matching their energy and taking loud work calls in the common area: ‘We agreed that we would use headphones’

Jesse Kessenheimer

Comments

Resident assumes their neighbor will volunteer as an unpaid dog sitter because they work from home, but the busy remote worker proves them wrong: ‘[She] got offended when I said no’

Jesse Kessenheimer

Comments

Boss refuses to let employee use WFH perk, then proceeds to use it herself every week: ‘She used multiple excuses to block the staff from using the option’

Bar Mor Hazut

Comments

19-year-old employee boldly asks for 35% raise right after company changes policies for him, gets fired: 'I got ahead of myself, and I lost the opportunity'

Ben Weiss

Comments

Boss gets dragged online for reprimanding call center employee's plot to avoid taking calls: 'I can detect all the schemes'

Ben Weiss

Comments

Manager schedules an online ‘Mandatory Friday Fun’ meeting for her work-from-home team, gets mad when everyone's energy is low: ‘If you want to [end] team spirit, this is how you do it.’

Elna McHilderson

Comments

Boss demands a full return to office after years of remote work, then works from home while his employees are forced to commute: ‘Leadership have different requirements’

Bar Mor Hazut

Comments

Employee rejoices in new 4-day work week policy, only to be let go so the company can compensate for the change: 'It's not personal'

Ben Weiss

Comments

New mom forced to come into the office in snowy weather but turns around when front door is frozen shut: 'I was standing outside [...] in below freezing weather'

Ben Weiss

Comments