To think that employer shouldn't be so prescriptive about wfh

[fedupofnightshifts]

I've just got a new part time role as a reservations administrator for a major hotel group, which fits in with my main nursing job and is a step up from the part time hotel work role which I was doing to make up hours and increase my single parent income. The role will entail some 'onsite' working at one of their hotels which is reasonably local to me, but there is the option of some home working too given that it's mainly an administrative rather than public facing position. Because it's a global chain the role entails some shift working, a mixture of earlies, lates, days and overnights, which is fine for me because it fits around my nursing commitments and also childcare/school hours.

I haven't done home working before so I'm not totally au fait with what is/isn't allowed by other employers, but to me, some of the requirements of the role seem to be overly prescriptive and unreasonable, and although would be expected if I were working on the premises, I would have thought there would be more flexibility if not.

For example, if I'm working a day shift which is 8am-8pm, I have to take breaks at prescribed times, so morning break at 10am for 15 mins, lunch at 1pm for 30 mins, and then 2 afternoon breaks of 10 mins each at 3pm and 5pm. I would have expected more flexibility with breaks tbh.

If it's an anti-social hours shift, I have to be 'at my desk' for the duration of the time, as opposed to just being logged on and going and doing some thing else. But I guess that because it's an international company there will be loads to do from outside the UK?

And what would you expect regarding work wear? If I'm working in the hotel then it's uniform as I would expect like I've worn before which is a corporate skirt suit with a tie. But I wasn't expecting to have to wear it for home working, but the guidlelines/rules state that because of the nature of the role I could receive a Teams/video call at any time so I need to be properly presented, plus they state that it's important for being in a working frame of mind. So even at 2am I've got to be sat there tie done up and jacket on.

I guess it's the job, I don't know? What guidelines/rules does anyone else have to work to for home working?

God people get so frothy about wfh on here!

I'm lucky in that my work is flexible and output / results driven so as long as I attend my meetings, am available (this can be by phone) in working hours and achieve my objectives then I can do housework, school runs, watch tv, have a sun bed, do shopping, or even....SHOCK....go to the pub occasionally.

My colleagues and manager all do the same - we get the job done but enjoy the flexibility that comes with wfh.

Maybe I'm just super lucky with my company culture and type of role!

The uniform and rigidity would really annoy me.

I will be expected to take calls at 2/3/4am because that's the nature of the business and why I'm working shifts. And I don't have a problem with that since I'm used to working in a 24hr setting already.

Mines the same. The deal with us was a flexibility both ways. I’m available late as arranged, beyond completing work they don’t ask when I do the work.