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

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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 by Rebekah Harding
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‘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 by Cecilia Lenzen
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woman cutting pepper (l) young woman with caption 'When you have to go into the office which means you can't do your lunch break workout, make your healthy lunch, do some laundry, bare face it all day and work in your sweats/cozy tube socks' (c) clothes dryer (r)

‘You can’t do your lunch break workout, make your healthy lunch, do your laundry’: Worker shares why WFH is ‘crucial’ to mental wellbeing, productivity after being asked to return to office

‘They tried to make me go in 2 times a month I quit & found a 100% remote job.’

On by Brooke Sjoberg
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‘I took a full 60-minute lunch hour every day’: Remote worker reflects on accidental work-life balance

‘I set really good, healthy work-life balance boundaries just by literally being naive enough to think that the company meant what it said.’

On by Brooke Sjoberg
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man speaking caption 'A question for the WFH gang' 'Several 15-20 min naps a day, they make me more productive' (l) man speaking pointing to caption 'A question for the WFH gang' 'Several 15-20 min naps a day, they make me more productive' (c) man speaking caption 'A question for the WFH gang' 'Several 15-20 min naps a day, they make me more productive' (r)

‘Don’t ask questions u already know the answer to’: Work-from-home employee asks if remote workers nap during day, sparking debate

‘Absolutely, that’s what I have for lunch.’

On by Melody Heald
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‘Just pretend to be busy’: Remote worker shares what 99% of workday looks like for him, sparking debate

‘I don’t know why I need to be here 8 hours when I get all of my work done in under 2.’

On by Melody Heald
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woman speaking pointing finger caption 'CORPORATE WFH ADVICE' (l) hand holding Microsoft Teams on phone in front of meeting (c)woman speaking caption 'CORPORATE WFH ADVICE' (r)

‘This is why they want all of y’all back at work!!’: Worker says remote workers should always say ‘yes’ when asked if Microsoft Teams is down, sparking debate

‘And that’s the WFH code!!! Rule #1.’

On by Braden Bjella
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JPMorgan CEO calls company’s offices a ‘rainbow room’—TikToker points out over 75% of senior staff are white

‘You know that they’re saying this garbage to protect their investment in commercial real estate rental businesses.’

On by Braden Bjella
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young woman looking shocked with caption 'me clocking in this morning and getting an email from HR saying I can clock out forever'

‘Have the decency to fire me at the end of the day’: Worker says she received email from HR saying she could ‘clock out forever,’ sparking debate

‘At least you were informed. My boss just stopped responding to my texts.’

On by Braden Bjella
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young woman in cubicle with caption 'The fact that my work tricked me and lied about the location and it being fully remote'

‘I just quit my job for this new job’: New worker says company lied to her about it being a remote job

‘It took an hour to get here this morning. Now they’re saying it’s hybrid.’

On by Melody Heald
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woman sitting at table with coffee notebook and pen hand in hair other hand typing caption 'me coming back from over a week of PTO and reminding myself I work in marketing, not the ER and I need to stop being anxious about my to do list' (l) woman sitting at table with coffee notebook and pen hand on chin caption 'me coming back from over a week of PTO and reminding myself I work in marketing, not the ER and I need to stop being anxious about my to do list' (c) woman sitting at table with coffee notebook and pen hand on coffee mug caption 'me coming back from over a week of PTO and reminding myself I work in marketing, not the ER and I need to stop being anxious about my to do list' (r)

‘Why do they act like everything is life or death… it’s not a big deal’: Corporate worker returns from PTO and takes it easy, sparking debate

‘Why don’t they get this.’

On by Melody Heald
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man in plane with headphones on caption 'POV: working remote' 'MANAGER: Hey Oliver' 'ME: Hello!' (l) airplane window view of clouds caption 'POV: working remote' (c) man in plane with headphones on head on forehead caption 'POV: working remote' 'MANAGER: Hey Oliver' 'ME: Hello!' 'MANAGER: Let's hop on a call real quick' (r)

‘Use that virtual background’: Remote worker jokes about being called into video meeting while he’s on plane

‘New week, new destination.’

On by Linda Hamilton
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Man at beach setting up greenscreen background caption 'Spotted :a fellow remote 'worker' setting up his 'office' green screen for the day' (l) Man at beach setting up greenscreen background caption 'Spotted :a fellow remote 'worker' setting up his 'office' green screen for the day' (c) Man at beach setting up greenscreen background caption 'Spotted :a fellow remote 'worker' setting up his 'office' green screen for the day' (r)

‘This is brilliant’: Remote employee sets up green screen while working from the beach, sparking debate

‘Nothing to see here but a productive and proactive employee.’

On by Mikael Thalen
woman speaking (l) woman hand on cheek crying filter on eyes caption 'I applied for a Wfh customer service job ans got it... now I'm working 40 hours a week starting Monday' (c) woman speaking (r)

‘I was an employee, and I did what I had to do for a cheque’: Woman says she quit her work-from-home customer service job after just one week, sparking debate

‘A call center job is a call center job no matter where my office is.’

On by Rebekah Harding
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young woman at desk (l&r) laptop with icons (c) all with caption 'When I'm finally off work at 5pm but Microsoft Teams exists'

‘No bc if I’m off work imma be off of work’: Remote worker’s video on hearing Microsoft Teams ping after 5pm sparks debate

‘I get soooo nervous if I hear it go off after work.’

On by Braden Bjella

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