Woman Is About To Be Fired For Refusing To Come To The Office Because She Was Hired For A 100% Remote Job Asks The Internet For Advice

Woman Is About To Be Fired For Refusing To Come To The Office Because She Was Hired For A 100% Remote Job Asks The Internet For Advice

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Woman Is About To Be Fired For Refusing To Come To The Office Because She Was Hired For A 100% Remote Job Asks The Internet For Advice

Adelaide Ross and
Austėja Akavickaitė
It's no secret that many workers prefer remote positions. The freedom and flexibility that come from working at home can be incredibly valuable. You can sleep in later, save money and time by avoiding commutes, spend all day with your pets and get chores done around the house during your lunch break, like cleaning or doing laundry. It feels like there are simply more hours in the day when you work from home. And while it's understandable that companies sometimes want their employees to come into the office, at least once a week, each new hire should be fully aware of that before they ever sign a contract. Below, you'll find the story of one employee who recently had the rug ripped out from under her by her boss. In her frustration, she detailed her situation on the Antiwork subreddit, seeking advice and support. Let us know what you think about her employer's actions in the comments, and feel free to share any of your own stories if you have ever dealt with a boss like this before. Then, if you're interested in checking out a couple more Bored Panda articles highlighting how valuable working remotely is to employees, look no further than right here and here.

After being promised a fully remote position this employee is now losing her job for being unable to commute to the office

Image credits: cottonbro (not the actual photo)

She also pointed out the hypocrisy in her boss demand as his niece works from another state

Image credits: Yan Krukov (not the actual photo) Credits: pugpaws17 After so many companies learned during the pandemic that they could remain just as productive, and perhaps even save money, by having their employees stay home, one would think that we would not need to have this conversation any more. Yet for some reason, many employers don't seem to understand that allowing workers to stay at home can be extremely beneficial, and forcing them to come into the office can make them irritable, less productive, and in some cases, they might even quit or have to be fired. I can't imagine what the author of this post is going through, as she mentioned that she is currently still dealing with legal issues from her last job and has been diagnosed with PTSD from that experience. I would guess that she probably has a case if she wanted to pursue legal action against her current job if they end up firing her, as they don't seem to have a valid reason to do so. But legal battles are expensive and exhausting, and nobody would want to have to go through that with two companies in a row, or two at the same time. Unfortunately, in the United States, employers can make adjustments to a worker's employment contract without their consent, according to the Society for Human Resource Management, but that does not make it right. Plus, if the boss in this situation is able to make an exception for his niece that lives out of state, it seems reasonable that he could bend the rules for this employee as well. Commuting 2 hours one way is ridiculous to ask of an employee, when they never expected to come into the office in the first place. And if she had been able to complete her work just fine before this rule was implemented, there is no need to fix something that was not broken. Perhaps the company could establish a maximum distance that they would require workers to commute, and only those living within 30 miles of the office, for example, would be required to come into the office. I'm sure that would account for almost everyone who works there, while allowing those who live an unreasonable distance away to stay at home. It just does not make sense to force employees to commute when that means sacrificing valuable workers and having to repeat the hiring process and train a new employee all over again. I hope that this employer will come to his senses and decide not to lose a valuable member of his team, but only time will tell. We would love to hear your thoughts on this situation in the comments, and if you've ever experienced something similar at work, feel free to share your personal stories and advice as well.

Readers poured out their support in the replies with many offering advice on how to proceed

The employee later updated her post sharing that she even reached out to her boss niece

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I try and tell her to talk to the labor board because her employer does a lot of fishy things. Including that the men and women are not allowed to take lunches together. Even if they have a day off during the week and it was preapproved by direct supervisor it counts against them. Her boss was very angry at her for having a conversation in front of the building after work with a male worker that could be seen from the lunch room and it looked bad in front of the owner and her husband. This place makes up rules as they go along, if it was me I would of been at the dept of labor when the constant illegal rules started. 8 8points reply Mohammad Ammar Mohammad Ammar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago What kind of weirdo place does she work at. Help her look for another job. 13 13points reply Load More Replies... Seabeast Seabeast Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Where the heck does she work? Saudi Arabia? 3 3points reply Nicola Roberts Nicola Roberts Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Wow, what a bizarre company. What does she do? What do you mean be scheduled day off? Is that holiday or leave? Honestly it might not feel she has a choice but staying there isn't an option. 3 3points reply Paul Harris Paul Harris Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Where I work, we have a set amount of personal days(paid,) Unpaid time off and vacation. If your unpaid time goes negative, we get fired. You can't expect 100 days off. Maybe she is at her limit? 1 1point reply chanel chanel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago That's what I was thinking too 0 0points reply Karlie Kirby Karlie Kirby Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago She works at Uline doesn't she 0 0points reply Niel Chase Niel Chase Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Listen, I cannot comment on where I work, but just know that I write contracts for a living. Contracts are all essentially the same, regardless of type... You signed a contract when you accepted the position. Your offer letter was essentially your award letter of said contract. If it specifically states it is 100% remote work then ensure your abhorrent boss knows that's what it says and that you'll be continuing to work remote as it states on your employment contract. If they fire you for not coming in once a week, they have a breach of contract and, after you take them to court for wrongful termination, you may not have to work anymore. Lol. Hope it all works out for you. 5 5points reply Fishbear Fishbear Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago I honestly sincerely hope there isn't too much ambiguity (depending on state if it's the US) 2 2points reply Load More Replies... The Starsong Princess The Starsong Princess Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago In Canada, this would be constructive dismissal and they could file a complaint with the Labour board. In the US, it’s too bad, so sad as most states are at will. 5 5points reply Lisa Intally Lisa Intally Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago It should be constructive firing in the US as well, but having been through that, you need an attorney to make your case because US employers unflinchingly will lie to get out of paying anything. 3 3points reply Load More Replies... Load More Comments POST FABULOUS1 FABULOUS1 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago My daughter was just told if she request one more scheduled day off she would be fired. I try and tell her to talk to the labor board because her employer does a lot of fishy things. Including that the men and women are not allowed to take lunches together. Even if they have a day off during the week and it was preapproved by direct supervisor it counts against them. Her boss was very angry at her for having a conversation in front of the building after work with a male worker that could be seen from the lunch room and it looked bad in front of the owner and her husband. This place makes up rules as they go along, if it was me I would of been at the dept of labor when the constant illegal rules started. 8 8points reply Mohammad Ammar Mohammad Ammar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago What kind of weirdo place does she work at. Help her look for another job. 13 13points reply Load More Replies... Seabeast Seabeast Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Where the heck does she work? Saudi Arabia? 3 3points reply Nicola Roberts Nicola Roberts Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Wow, what a bizarre company. What does she do? What do you mean be scheduled day off? Is that holiday or leave? Honestly it might not feel she has a choice but staying there isn't an option. 3 3points reply Paul Harris Paul Harris Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Where I work, we have a set amount of personal days(paid,) Unpaid time off and vacation. If your unpaid time goes negative, we get fired. You can't expect 100 days off. Maybe she is at her limit? 1 1point reply chanel chanel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago That's what I was thinking too 0 0points reply Karlie Kirby Karlie Kirby Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago She works at Uline doesn't she 0 0points reply Niel Chase Niel Chase Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Listen, I cannot comment on where I work, but just know that I write contracts for a living. Contracts are all essentially the same, regardless of type... You signed a contract when you accepted the position. Your offer letter was essentially your award letter of said contract. If it specifically states it is 100% remote work then ensure your abhorrent boss knows that's what it says and that you'll be continuing to work remote as it states on your employment contract. If they fire you for not coming in once a week, they have a breach of contract and, after you take them to court for wrongful termination, you may not have to work anymore. Lol. Hope it all works out for you. 5 5points reply Fishbear Fishbear Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago I honestly sincerely hope there isn't too much ambiguity (depending on state if it's the US) 2 2points reply Load More Replies... The Starsong Princess The Starsong Princess Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago In Canada, this would be constructive dismissal and they could file a complaint with the Labour board. In the US, it’s too bad, so sad as most states are at will. 5 5points reply Lisa Intally Lisa Intally Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago It should be constructive firing in the US as well, but having been through that, you need an attorney to make your case because US employers unflinchingly will lie to get out of paying anything. 3 3points reply Load More Replies... Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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