Hi all,
Long time lurker, first time writer.
Not sure if this is the appropriate place to ask but I have recently been approached by my current employer regarding work from home coming to an end in most financial services and now everyone should be coming back.
Context:
I've been working in the North (UK) for this large firm.
I've been with them throughout CV19 lockdowns and really enjoy working there handling insurance claims.
My partner got an opportunity to work down South closer to London and given I was working remotely already, we decided (with my company's blessing) to move down South.
There were ideas floating about regarding having different profiles such as full remote workers, full office workers ect but that seems to now have been walked back when the CEO decided we would adopt 50% office work.
It's a bit of a shit show because none of the managers were aware that this was even being discussed.
The problem I have is that my manager is now under the impression that I'll need to come back, essentially leaving my partner down South and me renting on my own up North in order to commute all at my own expense since I “chose to move down there”.
On my current salary I can't afford to move back up North on my own realistically and pay £850 a month on rent alone for my partner to be also renting down South.
I guess, I just needed to vent.
Has anyone come across this situation before ?
Are there solid arguments to make besides being able to do 100% of my work remotely?
FML