My work used to be office-based. We’ve all been WFH since March 2020 because of government rules (not in England).
This week the government lifted that rule, and later that day our employers told us what the plans were to start bringing us back. This is pretty flexible - not starting for a month or two yet, will still allow a lot of WFH for people who want it (like 9 days a fortnight with one in the office). Most people are ok with this. Some people really aren’t.
Now we are having drama over email with a small but vocal group saying how angry/upset they are, because they have made big changes based around getting to WFH and it will now be difficult for them to go back at all. Even 1 day a fortnight starting in April. Changes like moving house far away from office; getting a dog and not wanting to leave the dog alone; selling car and not wanting to get public transport b/c germs (not just covid, all germs).
Work have ALWAYS said WFH was temporary though! I have some sympathy for how long it’s going to take you to commute from your new house in the middle of nowhere, but SURELY you’d factor that in when you bought it?
YABU - no, after 2 years of WFH working fairly well it was reasonable to expect it to continue without checking.
YANBU - yes, they should obviously have checked.
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To think it’s daft to make big life decisions based on WFH without checking it’s permanent?
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GoldenOmber · 27/01/2022 17:13
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