So I used to think all of you were idiots who didn't wanna work but still wanted a six figure salary, but after reading and lurking through your guys subreddit, yall are alright. I'm now a convert, comrades help me! Here's my current employer battle/issue:
I work in tech, my boss wants me to commute to the office and work from the office 100% of the time, but all the other Devs/SupportPeople/QAs don't work from home, I was told that working from the office 100% is OFFICIAL POLICY, but I was hired only 6 months ago. Why can't I work from home but everyone else I talk to in the office, they work from home anywhere between 1-4 days a week. Meanwhile I must commute 60+ miles a day roundtrip, why must I work from the office when I can work from home?
So my battle plan is simply to stick it to my boss and work from home, easier to ask for forgiveness than permission eh? And seeing as how we are having enormous issues finding new-hires, I suppose the bargaining power is in my court not my employers. So I'm just gonna start working from home, when my boss gives me $h1t about this, I'll just tell him “Everyone else works from home, if you don't like it then tell all the other devs to work from the office, don't be like “rules for thee BUT NOT for me”, it's a SINGLE STANDARD for everyone, NO DOUBLE STANDARDS”, I have asked him MANY TIMES if I can work from home, he has repeatly denied me and has given me the run around and excuses. Is this the best low key non-confrontational way to gently force my will upon my boss to allow me to work from home?