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[quote=Anonymous]I have two elementary kids and am very friendly with some moms I see every day at the bus stop. Many of them WFH, which m makes sense because they can use the bus because they don't need aftercare. My schedule is flexible but I am in person most of the time and have around a 45-minute commute. Most of the time, I feel fortunate to have the flexibility that I do have but for sure the commute is tiring and I'd love to telework more.

There is one woman in particular who is always making comments I would really like to shut down, basically shaming those of us who go into the office and talking about how bad it sucks. It is not empathetic but is rather a "WOW you're a chump" kind of comment or at least that's how it comes off. She also appears to have the kind of job where she can be out and about walking the neighborhood, running errands, or exercising without worrying about Zoom meetings, which is not at all how what I do is. I really try not to care because my life is not her life but it is exhausting to have someone every morning say, "Oh man you have to go to the office today!?!" when I show up in business casual at the bus stop. I am just trying to survive lady!

I think my family's experience (two working parents doing the best they can to juggle) is more typical than hers in our neighborhood so I wish I could say something to get her to realize that or at least shut up. How blunt would you be in this situation? [/quote]

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