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‘When the job is incredibly stressful, doesn’t pay well, and barely allows you to take PTO but it’s fully remote’: Worker’s video about sacrifices she makes for a remote job sparks debate

'When it’s remote, almost every day can feel like PTO.'

On Sep 24, 2022 by Melody Heald

IRL

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‘Let me show you what it really looks like’: Remote worker calls out ‘work-from-home’ influencers unrealistic content

'I roll right out of that bed and I sit my a** in this chair and I clickety-clack. 9-5.'

On Sep 23, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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‘What they had me doing was not worth no $17.86’: Worker says she started a new job…and decided to quit on the same day

'And they wonder what’s driving the great resignation.'

On Sep 21, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

IRL

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‘It’s like an invasion of privacy and fat shaming all at the same time’: Remote worker says lunch-shaming is the reason to continue to working from home (updated)

'Co-worker asked how many calories in my Trader Joe's lunch.'

On Sep 21, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

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‘You’re saying I can JUST do this?’: Career creator reveals the ‘perfect’ remote job for introverts

'No one talks about it, it pays well, there's just no clear path to it.'

On Sep 18, 2022 by Jack Alban

IRL

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‘Tech is so hard omg’: Work-from-home employee with ‘cushy tech job’ says all he did for day was change color of a button, sparking debate

'I also reimbursed coffee, lunch, Wi-Fi, my gym membership, and my wework pass.'

On Sep 12, 2022 by Grace Stanley

IRL Tech

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‘I even had exciting news today’: Hybrid worker shares disappointment after no one showed up for in-person workday

'Literally no one is here.'

On Sep 9, 2022 by Melody Heald

IRL

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‘Customer service isn’t for the weak period’: Call center worker records themself crying while helping a customer

'No job should ever disrupt your piece.'

On Sep 9, 2022 by Lauren Castro

IRL

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‘Don’t show me a routine that doesn’t require a 45-minute commute’: Worker dismisses TikTok algorithm over ‘corporate girly’ work from home videos

'Where are the girls that have to put on suits every day?'

On Sep 9, 2022 by Allyson Waller

IRL

‘It’s just enough inappropriate that my HR team wouldn’t appreciate it’: Worker notices that NSFW art on her wall is visible via Zoom in viral video

'With zoom’s video compression I can guarantee that no one in there had any clue what was in any of those pictures.'

On Sep 9, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

‘The minute I turned yellow I got a phone call asking what I was doing’: HR worker says employees who need a mouse jiggler for work might be victims of a ‘toxic work environment’

'As long as I'm getting my work done and I'm available for meetings. Why should it matter how long it takes me?'

On Sep 8, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

IRL

‘This has been months in the making’: Remote worker submits 2 weeks’ notice in viral TikTok, pointing to uptick in ‘remote quitting’

'I'm quitting a job the exact same way I ended all my Tumblr friendships in 2007.'

On Sep 7, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

IRL

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‘STOP IT THEY CAN READ TEAMS CHATS?!’: TikToker raises alarm after saying employers can read employees’ private messages on Microsoft Teams

'This is why I do not make friends or message anyone in work chats.'

On Sep 6, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

IRL

‘I swear Teams is trying to get me fired’: Worker rants about Microsoft Teams setting her activity status to ‘yellow’ without her consent

'I go yellow when I’m on Zoom calls. I am actively working, Teams!'

On Sep 6, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

IRL

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‘America is going to be nothing but homeless unemployed people at this rate’: Woman says she was fired from her job during a group Zoom call

'I will never understand these cold calls. They feel so inhuman.'

On Aug 30, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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