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‘Couldn’t pay me enough to sit in an office now’: Recruiter says job candidates are all demanding work-from-home jobs

‘My biggest requirement when looking for a new role.’

On Apr 21, 2023 by Maya Wray

‘I genuinely think people are putting remote/hybrid for these jobs so they can get more applicants’: Job hunter says she was tricked into applying for non-remote jobs

'It’s disgusting that these companies are willing to waste so much of our time because they can’t be bothered to offer a decent job.'

On Apr 21, 2023 by Braden Bjella

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‘Miss Cheryl how are you doing today?’: Man grills wings while working customer service from home

'Work life balance is such a beautiful thing.'

On Apr 19, 2023 by Tiffanie Drayton

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‘Don’t fall for this trap’: Digital nomad shares PSA when applying to remote job positions

'I hate when they post it’s remote but you have to come in a few times a month.'

On Apr 15, 2023 by Angela Littlefield

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‘Ahhh yes, front desk to an empty office’: Worker says they’re the only person in their office who is not allowed to work from home, has to go into an empty office every day

'If I HAVE to go in, I'd actually rather that there not be a lot of people there lol.'

On Apr 14, 2023 by Brooke Park

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remote worker speaking with caption 'How to not look lazy Corporate Edition' 'your boss does not know what you're doing all day' (l) remote worker speaking with caption 'How to not look lazy Corporate Edition' 'constantly remind everyone what you are doing' (c) remote worker speaking with caption 'How to not look lazy Corporate Edition' 'especially now that we're all remote' (r)

‘I did this and my boss told me to leave him alone’: Corporate worker shares how to not look lazy while working from home

'I do not mean to hurt your feelings with this. Your boss doesn’t know what you’re doing all day.'

On Apr 13, 2023 by Melody Heald

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‘Catch me everywhere with my laptop’: Bartender shares PSA to remote workers who ‘work-from-home’ at bars

'Don’t ever be working-from-home [and] coming into my bar.'

On Apr 10, 2023 by Alexandra Samuels

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‘Wait you did a surprise party on Zoom?’: Remote worker says boss scheduled surprise baby shower at 4pm on a Friday

'No one's cool with this.'

On Mar 28, 2023 by Braden Bjella

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remote worker getting into car with caption 'remote workers in the middle of the day' (l) remote worker getting into car holding bag with caption 'remote workers in the middle of the day' (c) remote worker getting into car holding bag with caption 'remote workers in the middle of the day' (r)

‘Doesn’t anybody work anymore?’: Remote worker grocery shops during the middle of the workday

'Someone accidentally turned their camera on in a meeting and they were at Costco.'

On Mar 25, 2023 by Braden Bjella

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person with hand on head with caption 'I just had someone cold call me on teams because I was green' (l) Microsoft Teams on phone in hand in front of call on computer screen (c) person speaking with caption 'absolutely not we are not doing that Nope Nope I rebuke you no' (r)

‘Boomers in my office tried to push this’: Remote worker says she was ‘cold-called’ on Microsoft Teams

'Happens to me all the time while I'm green. I have to join solo meetings to avoid it.'

On Mar 24, 2023 by Vladimir Supica

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worker at laptop with caption 'No, you weren't the worst boss...but that time I asked you to work from home during the holidays and you asked me to write a list of 'what I do in a day' to prove why I should be able to work from home threw me off abit' (l) hand writing in notebook with pen (c) worker at laptop with caption 'No, you weren't the worst boss...but that time I asked you to work from home during the holidays and you asked me to write a list of 'what I do in a day' to prove why I should be able to work from home threw me off abit' (r)

‘Shouldn’t your boss KNOW what you do without asking’: Worker forced to justify why she can work from home

‘Just did the job of 2 people who quit that you never replaced...'

On Mar 23, 2023 by Alexandra Samuels

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‘4:30-5pm: Doing 8 hours of work’: Remote worker says she does all her work for the day in 30 minutes

'40-hr workweeks are unrealistic.'

On Mar 20, 2023 by Rebekah Harding

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‘Or work for a less toxic company who don’t monitor your availability so closely’: Remote worker shares how to ‘stay green’ on Teams while you nap

'These posts are why my last boss wouldn't let us continue to WFH.'

On Mar 20, 2023 by Braden Bjella

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man at desk with caption 'My job recently told me I'm not allowed to work from home even though I do everything remotely, they want me in the office. So I deleted Teams and email from my phone. My boss tried to call me last night for something urgent and couldn't reach me. He asked why and I explained what I was told. I am not allowed to work from home.' (l) man at laptop smiling at phone in hands (c) man at desk with caption 'My job recently told me I'm not allowed to work from home even though I do everything remotely, they want me in the office. So I deleted Teams and email from my phone. My boss tried to call me last night for something urgent and couldn't reach me. He asked why and I explained what I was told. I am not allowed to work from home.' (r)

‘I deleted Teams and email from my phone’: Worker jokes about ignoring boss’ phone call because he’s not allowed to work from home

'Not allowed to work from home so I don't.'

On Mar 8, 2023 by Stacy Fernandez

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wfh employee with caption 'you tweaking if you got a WFH job overnight & only get 4 calls throughout the whole night' (l) wfh employee with caption 'you tweaking if you got a WFH job overnight & only get 4 calls throughout the whole night' (c) wfh employee with caption 'you tweaking if you got a WFH job overnight & only get 4 calls throughout the whole night' (r)

‘Free money’: Work-from-home worker only gets 4 calls throughout the night

'Howww do you guys be getting these jobs?'

On Mar 2, 2023 by Jack Alban

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