I’ve been going toe to toe with my company over their recent shift to full RTO. I have a dog that requires some extra care and would run home at lunch to let him out. After returning from vacation today I got blasted by my boss for consistently leaving during lunch hours and only working 7 hours a day.
This is after they told me I was not allowed to WFH at all even though I had been putting in about 50 hours a week.
The conversation began to get heated. I explained that I know how I work and I work better in concentrated bursts with little breaks throughout the day. And that I can, and have been, completing all of my work on time and meeting deadlines. I explained further that I can complete all of my work in this shorter time but would be happy to bring my laptop home with me while I’m letting my dog out.
He said that it’s impossible to work like that and you can’t complete 8 hours of work in a shorter time frame. I responded that if someone types at 10 words per minute and someone types at 60 words per minute the person who types at 60 is going to finish a task faster. Same amount of work. Quicker turnaround time. He proceeded to tell me I’m a smartass. He’s called me useless before as well. I’m at a loss for words and feel pretty hopeless. Job hunting doesn’t seem to be going anywhere and I can’t take much more.
Edit: You all are awesome! thanks for the chuckles and affirmations today