Work place is screwing me/coworkers over.

[PA_jen]

So I have been lucky to work from home for the past 18 months. It was announced that work from home will now be permit however they are requiring different standards to be allow to work from home permanently. Standards that are different from what we have been working under for the pass 18 months and what will be required for those working in the office.

To me it is a cruel double standard. Keep in mind the whole entire 18 months to work from home you had to work to office standard. The new standard is unrealistic goals and I feel is an insult.


I feel more comfortable working from home and safer. This Delta variant is dangerous and talks about the Lambda is more frightening. I was really hoping this would be the company I retire from but I am going t have to look for a new position.

So should I express my feels of a double standard and unreal expectations not to mention they had no issues with us meeting the general goals and working from home the last 18 months or do I just leave once I find a new post and not call out the bull crap?

[Hugh_Lebowski]

1. Talk directly to your manager, don't make your complaints 'public'/try to get others on your 'side'

Just make a good case for yourself to your manager privately, and don't make it sound like you think the company is being uncool or talk about how other people also don't like what's being asked.

My best advice. Good luck ...

[PA_jen]

3. Thanks. I just need to calm myself and find a way to express.

[TexasTowelie]

2. They used to have exit interviews for departing employees to express their concerns

about why they were leaving. Some employers would even make a counteroffer to retain valued employees. Once you have another job opportunity in hand, then you certainly should mention your concerns in a tactful way so as to avoid burning any bridges. What the company does with that information will no longer be of your concern beyond caring for former colleagues.

[PA_jen]

4. Thank you. I will consider that option.

[Ms. Toad]

5. Do they seem to be concerned about accountablity - or are they demanding more work

from the at-home folks?

If you have a decent relationship with your supervisor, you might want to talk to them.

Our situation was odd. They originally announced a permanent work-from-home that was nearly as flexible as the COVID period, but then they pulled the rug out and seemed to suggest that it should be the exception rather than the rule.

I've been both indirectly and directly advocating on behalf of my employee. I'm sure the general group I've been advocating to indirectly (including talking about the class-based double standards, the need to protect children under 12 - in the face of an honor system for masking that doesn't work, etc.) believes I'm advocating for myself, and I don't bother to correct them. The reality is that I've been in the office 6-7 days a week (roughly 80 hours a week) since last August (and will continue to be in the office that much). But I have a bit more clout - and if they threaten to fire me I'll just retire. Makes no difference to me - since I'm working because I want to.

I've also advocated more directly for her - we're a student-facing office (one of the criteria to deny WFH), but given the hours I work, we provide more face-time with students than any other department - and I argued that in pushing for her to be able to mitigate the risk to her T1 Diabetic daughter by minimizing her time in the space they refuse to make safe (and I'm that blunt about it - what are they gonna do, fire me? See the above. She, on the other hand, cannot afford to be so blunt).

So - if you've got a relationship that's decent, you might see if your supervisor will go to bat for you and argue that the system is unfair.

[Hoyt]

6. I get not wanting to change the way you've been working. Been there.

But sometimes, if things are good otherwise, it might be worth putting up with it for awhile.

Don’t know what changes they are making or what you want. But hope it works out.