Zoom fails, pajama politics, and the blurred lines between work and life—welcome to WFH on the internet.

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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.’

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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.’

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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…’

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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.’

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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.’

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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.’

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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 by Jack Alban
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‘That’s a woman who knows how to get things done!’: Remote worker filmed working from a nail salon

‘Ain’t nothing wrong with multitasking.’

On by Alexandra Samuels
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‘Work from home is getting out of hand’: Worker brings whole computer monitor to coffee shop

‘I seen people type on their computers while crossing the road.’

On by Braden Bjella
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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.’

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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 by Melody Heald
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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 by Cecilia Lenzen
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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 by Brooke Sjoberg
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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 by Cecilia Lenzen
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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.’

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