'She was fired': Hybrid employee takes a take a sick day instead after being admonished by boss for working an additional day from home while sick

Working remotely has its advantages and disadvantages… While you no longer have to use your own time and money to commute into an office, which is probably open plan (which you loathe,) crammed directly adjacent to your other disgruntled coworkers (whom you abhor,) all that in order to have your time and productivity wasted by meaningless small talk and because you need to "look" busy even though that actually means you're being less productive. 

On the flip side, while remote working would certainly be the preferred option for a lot of us. It can be quite isolating when you realize that those coworkers whom you despised so much were the only regular contact you had with other human beings. Despite all the personal freedom you've attained, you're probably going to have your online presence monitored by Orwellian software anyway. You're probably going to struggle to have a defined beginning and end to your workday, too, and on any days when you're sick enough to go into the office, you might be inclined to work from your bed instead.

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