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AIBU to be annoyed at changing office days after booking travel?

31 replies

Carlie97 · 20/05/2026 14:53

I schedule my wfh days carefully and conscientiously depending on what's going on in the office, when numbers of staff are down because of leave or toil or others out at meetings and then I plan the fifteen days a month I have to be in the office. It was formally agreed I could wfh for a set amount of days a month.

I then book my travel tickets (expensive) around this and it fits into my very tight monthly budgeting. I don't have much left over for luxuries really apart from the odd takeaway maybe.

It usually works out OK, but colleagues aren't as considerate as I am and will just book leave or wfh without checking other's calendars. There's got to be a number of trained staff in the office per day.

Anyway, since I arranged my wfh days for the next month and booked my travel tickets, I've been asked to go in to the office for a meeting on a day I was supposed to be wfh. This is going to cost me lots more in travel and time and it's likely to be a meeting I could have just logged on to remotely really. I'm pissed off. Aibu?

OP posts:
Carlie97 · 20/05/2026 15:45

catspyjamas1 · 20/05/2026 15:44

Wow, that's a lot for a low fare!!

Yeah that's why I book the tickets in advance.

OP posts:
LlynTegid · 20/05/2026 15:50

I would be annoyed in your shoes. Especially if there had always been wfh days since I commenced working for the company.

Erin1975 · 20/05/2026 16:01

You need to buy Multiflex tickets. They are about half the price of a regular fare. You buy 12, they are valid for 3 months and they can be used anytime.

There is also the advantage that if there is no conductor on the train to check tickets then you don't have to use one.

Perimenoanti · 20/05/2026 16:13

How much do you earn?

20x15 works out more than a season ticket at 250?

What does your contract say about hybrid working?

How are you able to plan your wfh days around staffing levels? I can't tell who is considerate here. Are you saying you are the last person to decide on when to wfh once everyone has made up their mind about any absences?

Chilly80 · 20/05/2026 16:20

If too many people are WFH what happens?

Applecup · 20/05/2026 16:42

Unfortunately things do crop up at the last moment. People book a last minute day off for holiday/appointments/kids' stuff.

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