remote work

woman speaking in bathroom with caption 'my boss messaging me like why aren't you online I'm like babe I'm on the toilet' (l) woman on phone with toilet paper on lap using toilet (c) woman speaking in bathroom with caption 'diarrhea like I don't know what to tell you' (r)

‘Like, babe, I’m on the toilet’: Remote worker’s video on workplace boundaries sparks discussion

'I'm permanently set to offline.'

On Jan 31, 2023 by Braden Bjella

woman at laptop with caption 'Imma need all of y'all people who keep posting what they actually do during remote wfh on Fridays to stop because they just took away mine cause they found out about those tiktoks' (l) woman at laptop with caption 'Imma need all of y'all people who keep posting what they actually do during remote wfh on Fridays to stop because they just took away mine cause they found out about those tiktoks' (c) woman at laptop with caption 'Imma need all of y'all people who keep posting what they actually do during remote wfh on Fridays to stop because they just took away mine cause they found out about those tiktoks' (r)

‘These TikToks will send us all back in office eventually’: Worker says workplace took away ‘work-from-home Fridays’ after seeing TikToks of what remote employees do in a day

'People r sharing TOO MUCH.'

On Jan 26, 2023 by Melody Heald

coffee machine pouring fresh coffee into mug with caption 'The culture:' (l) people walking on carpet with caption ''We're returning to the office for the culture'' (c) window with empty chairs and table and caption 'The culture:' (r)

‘The culture = the company signed a 10-year lease’: Workers mock office that made them return for the ‘culture’

'Wait till you see the view from the office.'

On Jan 25, 2023 by Cecilia Lenzen

woman speaking on couch with caption 'listen I'm getting sick of you guys that work from home' (l) woman speaking on couch with caption 'shouting from the rooftops on TIKTOK' (c) woman speaking on couch with caption 'that you essentially spend half of your day doing nothing' (r)

‘This is why people have to work in the office’: Remote worker who works hard issues PSA to those who don’t

'Don't ruin it for the rest of us.'

On Jan 22, 2023 by Brooke Sjoberg

Desk with laptops and monitor with caption 'When you realize the TikTok girlys weren't lying about having multiple wfh jobs and now you get 3 full time paychecks every other Friday' (l) Desk with laptops and monitor with caption 'When you realize the TikTok girlys weren't lying about having multiple wfh jobs and now you get 3 full time paychecks every other Friday' (c) Desk with laptops and monitor with caption 'When you realize the TikTok girlys weren't lying about having multiple wfh jobs and now you get 3 full time paychecks every other Friday' (r)

‘The TikTok girlys weren’t lying’: Remote worker says she has 3 work-from-home jobs, gets 3 full-time paychecks every other Friday

'How y'all got three and I can’t even get one!'

On Jan 13, 2023 by Cecilia Lenzen

meeting on laptop screen with 2 people in call caption 'Watch me get layed off from my job' 'So basically in an effort to reduce costs we are restructuring our business' (l) meeting on laptop screen with 2 people in call caption 'Watch me get layed off from my job' 'And unfortunately your position has been impacted' (c) meeting on laptop screen with 2 people in call caption 'Watch me get layed off from my job' 'um and you'll not be asked to work beyond tomorrow' (r)

‘These companies do not care about us’: Man films himself getting laid off over Zoom

'What's this meeting about? My promotion?'

On Dec 27, 2022 by Braden Bjella

man sleeping in bed caption 'He has alarms set to let him know when to jiggle his mouse a little so they still think he's working' (l) hand on mouse on table (c) Laptop on desk with alarm set caption 'He has alarms set to let him know when to jiggle his mouse a little so they still think he's working' (r)

‘This is why they want us back in office’: Remote worker sleeps during workday, sets alarms to jiggle mouse and appear active on Teams

'Remote work at its finest.'

On Dec 21, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Zoom meeting with caption 'You started at 9 50 and then you rabbited on about PERKS for a bit' (l) hands up at laptop (c) Zoom call with caption 'This is absolute rubbish' (r)

‘Long live Stanley’: Worker goes on a rant against trainer while on company Zoom call before quitting

'Stanley is the voice of every worker.'

On Dec 17, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL

call center worker speaking with headset on caption 'POV: you thought you was on mute but clicked speaker and got fired after this' ''I literally see late payment charges everytime I click the next page'' (l) call center worker speaking with headset on caption 'POV: you thought you was on mute but clicked speaker and got fired after this' (c) call center worker speaking with headset on caption 'POV: you thought you was on mute but clicked speaker and got fired after this' ''I literally see late payment charges everytime I click the next page'' (r)

‘The f**k don’t you understand?’: Call center worker fired after accidentally unmuting and talking sh*t about customer

'I would've just hung up after that.'

On Dec 14, 2022 by Lauren Castro

woman working from home holding up hands with peace symbols caption 'When you're 3mo behind on rent, single mom, broke, no (money emoji) for Xmas. So you find 3 WFH jobs & you catch up & your kids have presents under the tree' (l) woman working from home typing on keyboard at desk (c) woman working from home holding up hands pointing towards computer monitor caption 'When you're 3mo behind on rent, single mom, broke, no (money emoji) for Xmas. So you find 3 WFH jobs & you catch up & your kids have presents under the tree' (r)

‘Please I can’t even find one right now’: Mom says she had to get 3 work from home jobs

'3 months behind on rent, single mom, broke, no money for Xmas.'

On Dec 13, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

Internet Culture IRL

woman holding laptop dancing caption 'Me & 2 full time direct deposits every Friday from working 2 ft WFH jobs get along so good' (l) woman holding laptop dancing caption 'Me & 2 full time direct deposits every Friday from working 2 ft WFH jobs get along so good' (c) woman holding laptop dancing caption 'Me & 2 full time direct deposits every Friday from working 2 ft WFH jobs get along so good' (r)

‘2 full-time direct deposits every Friday’: Remote employee says she has multiple work-from-home jobs

'One deposit to invest. One deposit for bills.'

On Dec 8, 2022 by Lauren Castro

woman with headset on speaking with hands out caption 'Please stop calling people's job thinking you're smarter than them' (l) woman with headset on speaking with hands out caption 'Please stop calling people's job thinking you're smarter than them' (c) woman with headset on speaking with hands out caption 'Please stop calling people's job thinking you're smarter than them' (r)

‘Please stop calling people’s job thinking you’re smarter than them’: Customer service rep urges callers to stop talking down to her in PSA

'I swear working in a call center made me hate ppl.'

On Nov 20, 2022 by Melody Heald

woman working from home with headset on while typing caption 'When you work 4 WFH jobs & Call out with PTO from one to pick up OT hours for the other while working your $22 a hour no phone email job to make $500 that day' (l) woman working from home with headset on picking up drink caption 'When you work 4 WFH jobs & Call out with PTO from one to pick up OT hours for the other while working your $22 a hour no phone email job to make $500 that day' (c) woman working from home with headset on drinking from cup caption 'When you work 4 WFH jobs & Call out with PTO from one to pick up OT hours for the other while working your $22 a hour no phone email job to make $500 that day' (r)

‘Am I toxic?’: Worker says she has 4 work-from-home jobs

'I just want to know what jobs don't monitor every moment of the work day.'

On Nov 17, 2022 by Allyson Waller

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‘No wonder I can’t find one lol’: Worker says she can work 4 remote jobs at same time to make $60 per hour

'It's good money.'

On Nov 16, 2022 by Braden Bjella

man speaking with finger up caption 'RETURING TO OFFICE RANT' (l) workers in office (c) man speaking with caption 'RETURING TO OFFICE RANT' (r)

‘It’s not about efficiency, it’s about control’: Worker says there’s no point to hybrid work, sparking debate

'They’re worried about their real estate investments so they can’t keep the offices empty.'

On Nov 4, 2022 by Mikael Thalen