Employee forced by boss to work from the office despite being on video calls the entire time: 'She really wants me to sit in the office for 8 hours'

There really is nothing sillier than being forced to do a job from a cubicle that could be done from—well, anywhere… including the relative comfort of your own home. Yet, there you are, chained to a desk just so your boss can watch you work with a weary eye, completely oblivious to the irony that they and their micromanaging the biggest waste of company time. 

Nothing stifles productivity and creativity like enduring the performative social experience that is working in the office. Uncomfortable small talk, wearing even more uncomfortable clothing, with echoing bathroom spaces that broadcast the activity of their inhabitants to the rest of the office. All while pretending to work and be focused but getting less work actually done than you would have at home. 

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