Manager uses work from home option weekly, prevents employees from doing the same: 'The other departments use it no problem'

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  • A woman wearing headphones smiles at her laptop as she works from home
  • My Boss Uses WFH Weekly But Blocks The Staff From Doing It

    I have worked in my office several years and we have the option to work from home 1x week with managers approval. My boss has used multiple excuses to block the staff from using the option but then proceeds to use it every week herself. The common argument is
  • "departmental needs" prevent us from using it while the rest of the other departments use it no problem.
  • A woman wearing glasses and a headset holds up some papers while sitting at her laptop
  • She emailed our department this week again saying unilaterally we are not allowed the option. I got fed up and asked her via "reply all" why she gets to use it but we aren't (which of course we received no reply). I took it a step
  • further and asked the department head via email why there are different standards for employees and managers, and I was told that they would "caution me againts using generalizations like that when I don't know all the details". I don't
  • understand how I am the bad guy for calling out the hypocrisy!
  • A woman wearing headphones with an open notebook and laptop in front of her looks away thoughtfully
  • Diesel07012012 A perk that is left to the discretion of a single individual is not a perk.
  • Tomahawk757 You are into the wind. If you want your time back... take long lunches, take those breaks you may be entitled to (even salary depending on state), leave early/show up late, do the bare minimum. Use all this extra time you now have to aggressively seek more agreeable working conditions. Be prepared for the grass to not always be greener on the other side.
  • PresidentOfSwag "please enlighten us with details thanks"
  • Sea-Ad9057 try to schedule meetings on the day she books to wfh keep doing it so she also cant wfh
  • knight714 If you've got any health conditions where WFH makes things better for you (or can easily get diagnosed with one), use the magic phrase 'reasonable accommodation' in an email to HR.
  • nomadicqueer This was going on well before it became a topic during Co id. That issue just brought to light we live in a hierarchical society around economic class with nuances that run deeper than most ppl think. The do as I say not as I do crowd.
  • BirdBruce Best thing you can do is actively and repeatedly make requests in writing to take advantage of the work-from-home offer. No assumptions, no comparisons to anyone else. Include your boss's boss on each iteration. If it's repeatedly declined without explanation (or with a vague one), follow up with a request for clarity. Always word it in such a way that you're looking out for the team, for the greater good-something like "I'd love to brainstorm with you and the rest of the team to find
  • Maekaah Pecking order
  • ChooseWisely83 I had a boss that didn't think you could manage people remotely, who would then go work remotely from their cabin for a week.
  • thehoagieboy All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

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