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AITA for refusing to babysit during my work hours after my sister mocked my "internet job"?
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After a few months of juggling work and surprise babysitting, the patience wears out. Sister keeps dropping the kids off with five minutes' notice, acting like your job is a cute hobby that pays pocket change, not the thing keeping your bills sorted. Every time she brushes off your boundaries, the sting gets worse. It starts to feel less about helping family and more about being taken for granted.
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No more babysitting during work hours. The rule gets set and sister disappears for a while. Parents jump in with guilt and old-school logic about how it should not be a big deal, but you're finally picking yourself first.
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The truth is, you love those kids and you'll see them outside work happily. But treating your job with respect matters most. Watching family twist your flexibility into a punchline makes sticking to your boundaries feel more vital. Internet jobs are real. They deserve real respect, right along with your time.
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Remote worker refuses to babysit during work hours after her sister belittles her “online job” and takes her flexibility for granted: ‘She started acting like I am free by default because "you are at home anyway"’
What nobody tells you about working from home, and what our customer support professional just found out, is that when you work from home, some relatives figure you have loads of free time and no actual responsibilities. Customer support is not just clicking boxes and sipping coffee all day. The schedule is packed, your boss is always one glitch away from checking if you're online, and missing a chat is like sending smoke signals that you want your job to vanish. Still, family hears home office and thinks extra hands for daycare.
Generally speaking, people really glorify working from home, and I get it, but I'm one of those weird individuals who kind of like being around other people. Not in a full-blown, outgoing, extroverted way, but I just think working around other people and talking about stuff generally makes you better at whatever it is you're doing.
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