‘No children in the home younger than 16’: Job posting advertises crazy, Orwellian work-from-home stipulations

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JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor
May 5, 2024 6:00 PM EDT

The ability to work from home has been a huge boon for many of the workers of the world. Over-surveillance hasn't. The nice thing about working from home is not having to commute, spend money on lunch, and have to put on shoes. But it also adds a nice level of flexibility. If your kid needs something, or if you want to run a quick load of laundry, you can do that while still doing all of your usual work tasks. 

Problems arise, though, when employers don't trust their employees to maintain a nice working environment while at home. A lack of trust is not a great place to start. That's exactly the case for this job that advertised its work-from-home stipulations on the listing. Working from home? More like working from a padded cell. Read on for all the strange, confusing details, and be shocked why anyone would apply for this job. 

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  • 01
    r/antiwork u/Charmed264 • 2d Some of these are reasonable, but you can't have a 15 year old walking around in the house? Every single thing needs to be disconnected from the wifi? Is this unreasonable? I kinda feel like it is
    via u/Charmed264
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    • No disruptive pets in the hom³ • No children in the home younger than 16 while taking calls unless a caretaker is available in a separate space from your workspace. • Computer setup in separate room from the main part of the home, in a location where you can work your shift in a quiet space without interruption by others or background noises, including family members, appliances, traffic, pets, TV, or music. ↑ • Cell/Home phone ringer turned off. • TV, Music, and Other Entertainment Devices tu
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    ←3 ott. 2/3 • No other system/user using the internet connection while you are working your shift. Ensure all other devices connected to your home internet are either powered down or disconnected from your home Wi-Fi for the duration of your shift. This includes but is not limited to: • smart phones ⚫ tablets • smart TVs • smart TV devices (Amazon Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chrome Cast, Roku, etc.) • security cameras/devices that are on your internet network (ex. Ring Doorbell camera) • other compute
    via u/Charmed264
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    47 Experience: •⚫ Call center: 1 year (preferred) • Customer service: 1 year (preferred) Work Location: Remote 3/3 Edit jobFlaggedView public job page Job Type: Full-time Pay: From $17.00 per hour Expected hours: 35.00 - 40.00 per week Benefits: • Flexible schedule • Work from home Schedule: Apply now Monday to Friday
    via u/Charmed264
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    thatgreenmaid • 2d $17 an hour and they want all this? No thanks.
    via u/thatgreenmaid
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    MilkweedSeeds ⚫ 2d No way they could verify any of it. But the attitude speaks to a larger company culture, I'm sure
    via u/MilkweedSeeds
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    Ragas • 2d Oh sure they can. I bet they want to install some kind of spyware on the employees work device so they can monitor if they are actually working or watching TV.
    via u/Ragas
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    TheShirtNinja • 2d This list is designed to make WFH undesirable. It's designed to make people who want to WFH look at this and go 'yeah, no lol' so they don't even apply, but they can still SAY they offer WFH during the recruiting process.
    via u/TheShirtNinja
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    fenriq • 2d I think you're on to something here. They can tick the box while making ludicrous demands. There's zero reason anything needs to be offline. I'm surprised they don't require a live camera pointed at you. The demand to shut off security and cameras is totally unreasonable but they can say they offered WFH. Yeah, scummy as
    via u/fenriq
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    ImonitBoss 2d My job pays my net bill and still doesn't make these demands of me.
    via u/ImonitBoss
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    CdnBison 2d • So, if I have a 16 year old, and they're home, they can't be on the internet or watch (streaming) TV? Oh, yeah, that'll go over well... Oh, and while I'm locked in my isolation cube, let me just turn off my home security.
    via u/CdnBison
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    djazzie • 2d I can't imagine how the employer would be able to see what devices are connected to a person's home internet. Unless they require the employee to download some sort of network monitoring software that reports back to the company. In which case...
    via u/djazzie
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    CdnBison 2d • Pretty sure you could take a look with the Windows command line. Wouldn't be hard to put something in the background of an 'essential' program that reports back.
    via u/CdnBison
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    The_Quicktrigger • 2d not for $17 an hour. Even for call center. You want $17 an hour you'll get the bare minimum and you'll like it lol
    via u/The_Quicktrigger
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    20 WilliamIncubus • 2d If they expect your internet to be solely used for work purposes while you are working, they should be providing you with internet via a corporate account that is solely for that purpose, as well as a computer, from corporate, that is also solely for work Not having anyone under 16 in the house while you're working is sheer ridiculousness. Especially since, pending a parent's guidance, many kids are able to provide lunch for themselves and can be self- sufficient for the d
    via u/WilliamIncubus
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    Taowulf • 2d Call center jobs are one step above slavery (I've worked more than a few) and this tracks. it is as controlling as and that is SOP for call centers. The last call center I worked for I spent the last two years WFH until I had a anxiety attack (my first ever!) and couldn't even look at a phone without freaking out. I haven't had a phone-related or dependent job since.
    via u/Taowulf
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    Alternative-Chip2624 • 2d Man I was so confused, this is like a list of stipulations for living in a hostel
    via u/Alternative-Chip2624

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