Okay… so my company’s work from home policy is a hot mess. So for my department, I assigned everyone two remote days a week, with the option of working on the office if they prefer like me. There’s some caveats about being onsite if your project requires it, or you need to visit a site, etc.
Operationally, I need two people on-site to provide immediate support if something breaks. Normally I fill one of those slots, because I prefer working in my office over the dining room table.
One of my employees is bitching up a storm that their coworkers are remote working but they can’, which is utter bullshit. If they want to work from home, they just need to tell me they’re remote working.
Well I figured out why. Company policy is that the trip from your home to any location is considered your commute and on your dime. This employee makes a ton on mileage a year, like two extra paychecks worth, and they don’t want to lose out on the mileage.
I’m not revoking remote work, but this employee’s constant bitching is pissing me off.
Bottom line, don’t make your supervisor’s life more difficult for trying to do something to make work life a little better.