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Tree Lady

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26. I have 3 family members working from home

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 11:16 AM

16 hrs ago

All different types of jobs, paralegal, setting up pt appts, and a CPA for large accounting software co.

They all work hard, very serious but enjoy being able to walk in next room a grab a cup of coffee, check on the kids with sitter, save money on gas and eating out and clothes. My daughter says on zoom or video calls she wears a nice blouse with yoga pants and comfy shoes. She's the CPA.

They all love it, after covid my daughters company forced her back and she hated it so found a different better job at home. She works for a Canadian company with ties to DC one. Travels to both places few times a year.

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Absolutely bucolic_frolic 19 hrs ago #1

some managers have limited capabilities; desk checks is one of them. dem4decades 19 hrs ago #2

Hey, it's not easy to sit in your office and track worker's bathroom trips Orrex 18 hrs ago #5

Or snag an unfortunate employee just passing by your office YodaMom2 16 hrs ago #25

Sometimes I'm gone to the bathroom so long, the inevitable question arises: True Dough 6 hrs ago #52

I've had managers in corporate settings whose only discernible function was to call meetings and waste everyone's time. sop 18 hrs ago #3

... Wednesdays 14 hrs ago #38

Republicans love home schooling but don't want their workers to work from home?? Yeah, there's a in2herbs 18 hrs ago #4

indoctrinate their offspring. no outside thoughts dave99 16 hrs ago #20

"No outside thoughts" Shipwack 16 hrs ago #28

Yep! Ego. ZDU 18 hrs ago #6

Clearly, There Are Some Jobs... ProfessorGAC 18 hrs ago #7

was this article about you ? dave99 16 hrs ago #22

Huh? ProfessorGAC 16 hrs ago #27

I appreciate this article; its thesis was clear before the pandemic even ended Orrex 18 hrs ago #8

The movie, Office Space, comes to mind. Sequoia 15 hrs ago #32

Definitely! Orrex 13 hrs ago #39

Having a narcissist boss is awful. I got to experience it sadly. Oneironaut 18 hrs ago #9

So many CEOs are sociopaths. My boss was the owner's son and a real SOB. OMGWTF 11 hrs ago #42

"Owners son" - No words are more terrifying. Ugh! Oneironaut 9 hrs ago #44

The most efficient business model is multigraincracker 17 hrs ago #10

Employee owned businesses don't have a CEO? MichMan 16 hrs ago #19

They don't have overpaid CEOs multigraincracker 15 hrs ago #33

Only $3.4 million MichMan 15 hrs ago #34

Does he need an assistant manager at half price? DFW 3 hrs ago #57

In my experience, it was also about trust nuxvomica 17 hrs ago #11

Well, I did have employees who shirked work from home. Easterncedar 7 hrs ago #49

It's all about control. n/t area51 17 hrs ago #12

That, and they have long term leases on Brick and Mortar Bristlecone 17 hrs ago #13

Might be more to it. Business analysts saw that a CRE meltdown could result in a broad financial crisis lostnfound 17 hrs ago #14

Great. Now we have found out that some of our Bosses are like Donald Trump. chouchou 17 hrs ago #15

My kid had, and still has, the option of working from home, but he didn't like it, so he went back to his office at Raftergirl 17 hrs ago #16

Yes, personally I prefer a hybrid schedule TexasBushwhacker 16 hrs ago #21

my condolences on his touch of narcissism dave99 16 hrs ago #29

Well... Raftergirl 14 hrs ago #36

In a different situation, I would have been like your kid RandomNumbers 8 hrs ago #48

Can only speak for myself. In 2012 Joinfortmill 17 hrs ago #17

I have 3 family members working from home Tree Lady 16 hrs ago #26

The Galley master needs people to whip. Old Crank 17 hrs ago #18

Watching people drive in LA traffic to the office Johonny 16 hrs ago #23

It depends on the working environment MichMan 16 hrs ago #24

I sympathize with this 100%... Moostache 16 hrs ago #31

Work from home intelpug 3 hrs ago #56

Ye Gods! Does this fit!!! slightlv 16 hrs ago #30

I disagree with the premise of this genxlib 14 hrs ago #35

Reductive analysis. maxsolomon 14 hrs ago #37

If I remember your profile genxlib 11 hrs ago #40

I worked from home, exclusively since 2002 forthemiddle 11 hrs ago #41

Illustrates the disconnect between the blue collar working class and elites MichMan 9 hrs ago #43

Covid change the work environment LogDog75 9 hrs ago #45

Most mid-level managers add absolutely nothing to organizations. waterwatcher123 8 hrs ago #46

T-rump, narcissist extraordinaire, ordered federal remote workers back to offices. Wicked Blue 8 hrs ago #47

Technology in the 90s made remote work possible. I used to work at home a lot, but still OAITW r.2.0 6 hrs ago #50

Turf. Telework means employees are on their home turf. underpants 6 hrs ago #51

My experience frequently mirrored the scenarios described in the article, BUT Pinback 6 hrs ago #53

Don't forget the real estate incentives. paulkienitz 4 hrs ago #54

They also think you're not actually working Figarosmom 3 hrs ago #55