STAFF’S WORK CAN BE DONE REMOTELY FROM HOME BUT BOSS STILL WANTS HIM IN OFFICE

If an employee is required to be in office via the discretion of the company, when the work could be completed virtually/remote, then the company should be required to reimburse the employee for their time spent in traffic.

I’m currently working for a bank that is working a hybrid schedule. Our work is done utilizing online services that can also be accessed via our company issued laptops anywhere, as we have multiple security systems in place to access a VPN.

Why do I have to take the s-t and spend 3 days a week in traffic when I could just sit home, and do the same thing? I can get the work done, reduce my car emissions, and have an increased sense of personal wellness and flexibility in work life balance?

F the logic of my personal vehicle is my own so my company doesn’t owe me anything. If your business requires me to be downtime in your shiny office, you are making my trip a mandatory “business purpose” trip that I wouldn’t take otherwise.

F off. If your old CEOs can’t handle remote work, they can go in, but don’t drag my s-t into it because you can’t open a PDF without an administrative assistant outside your physical office.

Netizens’ comments

1. Along with cost of adhearing to the dress code. Every vehicle accident I have been in during my 57 years has been either to or from work as well. Let also consider the need to have higher food costs and simply just paying us for the hours of the commute itself.
2. Commute should be included as part of your work hours for sure
3. If work is paying you for the commute hours then work will start to tell you what you can do and how to do it on your commute.
   Radio on commute, nope it’s a distraction. Need to stop for food or petrol, nope deviations aren’t allowed
   You smoke? Well laws say you cannot while being paid during a commute.
   Want to drop the kids off? Nope deviation again.
   Get a speeding ticket. Oh sorry that’s against policy we’ll have to write you up, up to and including termination.
   Accident, well now we need an investigation and a full blood panel to see if you were under the influence.
   Oh also your insurance, it’s now considered a work vehicle, heres a rate hike.
   You think this won’t happen but it will.