Fully remote HR rep denies employee's request to work from home due to childcare: 'It is 100% about control'

It's hard to comply with your employer when they're being hypocritical. Unfortunately, most employees have to deal with this stark reality at some point in their careers. Even when you think you've earned a place of respect among your supervisors and those above you in the workplace hierarchy, one of those higher-ups is going to pull some nonsense that only they can get away with on the job.

This is why every manager should ask themselves if they would be willing to do whatever it is they are asking of the people working for them. In many ways, that moment of self-reflection is at the heart of strong leadership, but because leaders seldom take a moment to do this, strong leadership is difficult to find. Keep scrolling below to hear this employee's anecdote about having to work from home due to childcare and having his request denied by a hypocritical human resources representative.

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