To expect my working from home to be respected

Work from your bedroom?

Work in the office as much as possible. Then work in bedroom which he has no reason to enter

his house uktimately

He's not bursting into the OP's bedroom though is he?

Tell him you arr paying rentand for that want to live undisturbed life.
If he cannot cope with that move to a houseshare and work fdom your room.
Also, do rethink relationship with him if that was the case and let him know his actions will have ling term implications.
He is a cunt.

This. Or work in your bedroom. I don't think you have the right to take over his office.

I WFH and can sometimes be disturbed by family members. It's their house too. I'm senior but I make it work.

So you'd think it acceptable for a father to burst into his adult daughter's bedroom without knocking, even though she may be naked, getting changed, or even masturbating? Because it's HIS OWN HOUSE.

This dad is being a total dick, with no respect for his daughter's employment.

@footballinthepub as you are paying rent, I’d just move the desk into your bedroom and bkur the background on Teams/Zoom. If not big enough, ask to swap rooms until you move out. Presumably he has no need to enter your bedroom.

Your dad is a twat.

Maybe you could come to a compromise where you close the door when you're in a call/meeting but open it a little when you're not. Then he knows if it's safe to come in and get stuff. That's what I do if I work from home with DH and student daughters around.

You can’t continue to work from home. Your dad is being an arse but I do t think that will change.

speak to your manager - explain you need a desk five days a week in the office. Explain your current living situation doesn’t lend itself to home working.

if they can’t accommodate this, ask them to rent a desk nearby.

If it is a shared office that has just been primarily your dads space until recently I can understand him being unimpressed with being able to access it. However you perhaps need a Frank discussion on the situation and how it can work for you both.

If you've created a new office then your dad is being unreasonable.

I find it hard going having my 24yo still living at home sometimes as we clash on how we want the house to be. She is desperately trying to nest in my nest!

Is having a garden office a feasible option?

I’d recommend working from your bedroom if there are things in this office room that your dad also needs. I worked from home in my parents house we bought our house and my sister still lives with our parents and works from home. We had a pretty clear set up there in that we could work downstairs in the spare “office” room but that was on the understanding that we didn’t have monopoly of that room and so if anybody did need to pop in throughout the day for whatever reason then they could do that, if we absolutely needed not to be disturbed then we worked from our bedrooms. Obviously not ideal but when it’s not your house you can’t dictate.

He sounds rude but maybe he's had enough. You can't monopolise his house into your home office. You need to find somewhere else if you need privacy, this may mean moving out. I also work from home but as this has been inflicted on me by my company, they have to expect that the house I work in is small and also my DH's and DC's home. And they do.

I'd bet this isn't about you using the office and more about him not enjoying you being back at home. Maybe you hog the TV remote, maybe he thinks you leave a mess in the kitchen - whatever the reason, I'm betting he is trying to make it really uncomfortable for you so that you hurry up and move out! Lots of parents don't enjoy their children moving back in with them when they've got used to having their own space - there's often similar posts on mumsnet. I suppose if you're not happy with the arrangement then you can move out.

Your dad sound unpleasant with his approach but unless you pay enough rent for 2 bedrooms which I’m sure you don’t, then I don’t see why you should expect exclusive use of your bedroom and another shared space (the office). I’m sure he wouldn’t just come to your bedroom
like that. You need to make your office, no matter how small in your room and lock it away. His approach is not nice and it’s unpleasant but it’s his house too and that’s a shared space. It’s like some people we see here that their DH is working from the dining room and expecting others to be quiet and tip toeing around them, you can’t expect others to be quite in a shared space.

Ok it’s it’s his house but that doesn’t give him a good reason to be an arse. By that logic, OP shouldn’t help with household chores or maintenance because it’s “his house”.

It sounds as if your " office " is actually in a shared space, and whilst one would hope for some compromise from him given your situation, the reality is that is his house, and maybe it is inconvenient for him not be able access that room. I think your answer is to work from your bedroom when you are in meetings. It could be months before you find somewhere to buy, and another six months after that before you actually move, so you need to find a solution that allows you to work.

Like hell would my child commandeer my office space.
Why can't you work in your own room?

How much do you actually pay? Is it proper market rate including utilities etc?

It's his house. Work in your bedroom, the office or get own flat. I wonde if your dad wants you love out.

Was it mutually agreed upon that you use the office? I am also mid 20s and work from home (in my bedroom) and my parents are very respectful of my working schedule. Could your dad have the huff that you've taken over the office? Is is he a "his house his rules" kind of person and he's just asserting his control over the space?

He’s being totally unreasonable. Yeah it’s his house but he could be a lot more considerate of your working schedule. with his attitude though I don’t see him changing so maybe you could set up a desk in your room? It’s a shame to have to do so when there is an office right there in the house.

In your situation I would arrange to work in the office until I had my own home.

it's his house, he's being an arse for good reason. Your situation is far from ideal, but why do you get to dictate where he can go in his own house? And why should he walk in without knocking first (in his own house)?

It's got nothing to do with the fact that he's a man or that he's your dad.

It's a catch 22.

I hope you find a decent place soon so you can both live/work in peace.