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Working remotelyhas never been this easy and omnipresent.
Yet not all employers are so understanding when it comes to letting their workers do the job remotely.
Some even dont bend the rules when tragedy strikes in the family.
This persons company denied them permission towork from homeafter their mother passed away.
Angry and disappointed, the person took to the r/antiwork subreddit tosharetheir story.
Read her insights below!
It sounds like themanagerin this instance was following a strict relocation policy, Carnachan notes.
Regardless, the manager in this situation comes across as heartless, she observes.
If a company has more than 50 employees, they must offer FMLA (Family and Medical Leave).
In addition, some states have leave laws that go beyond FMLA.
While FMLA protects an employee from losing employment under specific conditions, it is unpaid leave.
The employee may use their PTO while on FMLA or the employer may require it be used.
Louise Carnachan notes that bereavement policies and FMLA are different fromWFH policies.
They are all separate issues, she says.
WFHhas a long history of contentiousness, Carnachan notes.
Additionally, there can be flexibility in when one is working.
The problem is its very hard to quantify anything but task completion.
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