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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP some of this is on you. Has management told you, you must be at your house from 9 to 5?

I work from home a lot too, but can manage my schedule. Yes, people can see when i've been inactive during the day; they can also see that I was on at 6 am this morning and when I'm on after I put the kids down too. That's how my work culture is though.

Just make sure you aren't putting more on yourself than you have to. I just say "hey, running to a dr. appointment" or running a quick errand be back, and people don't care. [/quote]

Unfortunately, I have been told that yes, I need to be reachable during regular business hours.  I used to have a very flexible schedule where I would work at 5am, 10pm, etc.  Everyone did so, and it wasn't a problem.  But things have changed and that is no longer the case.  I believe it is due to many people who aren't used to working in/managing remote teams suddenly managing/working in a remote team.  But that's another story for another day.

The Outlook thing is crazy. Because much of the company works remotely, there are many conference calls.  Sometimes the conversation goes along the lines of "Hey can you get such and such to jump on real quick?  Wait--where are they? They have been inactive for 20 minutes!"  Even though, you know, such and such had no idea someone wanted them to jump onto a call.  Also, my department leadership has decided that we all need to be available at all times during the workday, unlike other departments where "no one ever knows where they are or what they are doing!"

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Okay, that's fine, but if your work is sticking to the policy you should too. You should take lunch then. Or bring it up that you are expected to work from 9 to 5, but also from early morning and late in the evening. What about if the cleaning crew is there, are you allowed to drive to a coffee shop or library?

They need to give you some concessions to work from home. You say most of the company works remotely, which leads me to believe that some people don't have a choice and aren't given in an office. If that is the case, you need to have some concessions. I'm not saying be a difficult asshole and start making unreasonable demands, but too often people aren't willing to stick up for themselves. If you burn out on your job and you are a good worker, they are going to be upset when you leave.  So do them and yourself a favor and put up some boundaries. If you did come into the office, you wouldn't be able to type up a memo for example while driving home. So block out some hours for yourself. You do have some rights here. If you aren't trying to slack off and take advantage, but are genuinely feeling like you can't run to the bathroom, have time in your day to take a shower, eat, etc., then something has got to change. [/quote]

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