The entitlement about work- life boundaries wxpecting WFH is an entitlement is noticable for a Boomer. Sounds like some should start own companies.
Used to be a saying "That's why it's called WORK."
People took advantage of covid or were too young to have much pre-2020 experience.

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Anonymous wrote:He lives in the same town as the company. I commute 1 hr 15 minutes each way. And if I don't get there/leave at certain times, it's 2 hrs each way.

Concerned he is going to expect same hours in office as him. Which cannot happen based on balancing family needs. WWYD?

Stop worrying about something in advance

If people stopped borrowing trouble, these boards would be dead

Anonymous wrote:He lives in the same town as the company. I commute 1 hr 15 minutes each way. And if I don't get there/leave at certain times, it's 2 hrs each way.

Concerned he is going to expect same hours in office as him. Which cannot happen based on balancing family needs. WWYD?

Stop worrying about something in advance

Just keep showing up the hours you have been working. If he says something, address it then.

Moving is your best option. Getting another job closer to your home is the second best option.

People are being ridiculous here. Most civilized places to work have office-wide policies around this type of thing rather than it being completely dependent on the whims of a supervisor.

I wouldn't worry yet OP. A lot of people work earlier or later than traditional office hours to shorten their commute. Hopefully your new boss won't have an issue with your hours.

Sounds like he chose his housing needs better than you

If you have a one-on-one when he arrives, you can say something like "I typically work 7 to 3 but I can be available by phone later than that if needed" (assuming that is true). Don't present it as a problem, just a point of information. If he makes an issue of it, then start job hunting - even if just an internal move or temporary secondment.

I disagree with PPs who say this is not the manager's problem - having someone quit and need to be replaced is typically a problem. It's a hassle, and it makes the new manager look bad that someone who was previously performing walked away because new manager wouldn't reschedule his daily standup or whatever. Reasonable managers are willing to work with reasonable employees. But your real leverage depends on how badly they need you and how easily you could leave.

Anonymous wrote:People on this board are so weird and angry.

The one thing I would say is you need to communicate about it. If I were your boss, and the leaving early thing was sort of done but not discussed, I might not notice the problem if you didn’t quietly explain to me that 3pm meetings are way better than 4pm meetings.

+1. That’s what I have done in the past. Managers and team members are usually willing to accommodate a good worker. Hopefully OP is a good worker.

How about you let this person get into the job before you start hitting the panic button. I work in an office in DC and live in an exurb, my boss lives in DC and he cares not at all that I arrive at the office early and leave between 3:00-4:00. I suck it up on the rare occasion that I have something scheduled after 3:30, or I just arrive to work later than normal that day. This really isn’t that hard to navigate unless your boss is a total @sshat, which in your case he hasn’t shown himself to be yet.

People on this board are so weird and angry.

The one thing I would say is you need to communicate about it. If I were your boss, and the leaving early thing was sort of done but not discussed, I might not notice the problem if you didn’t quietly explain to me that 3pm meetings are way better than 4pm meetings.

Are you the only one with different work hours? I think you just have to be straight up with him. Say those are the hours you've been working and you would like to be able to continue that. And then go from there.

I would continue to work the hours you have been. Assume all is well until you hear otherwise. If he scheduled a late meeting I would let him know you will be participating from your car. Don't make a problem.

Anonymous wrote:What are your office hours now? I don't know why you're making these assumptions about him when it sounds like nothing has been said.

But the reality is, your commute isn't his problem.

OP, my old boss lived even farther from me. We would both get in 7:15,;then leave 3:30, then work from home.

I understand this is not the new boss's problem, but the work/life was able to happen because of this arrangement if the arrangement becomes four hours a day in a car, it's unsustainable. I would never take a job with that commute. Nobody can say a commute like that wouldn't affect performance.