Today I was talking with a Co-worker about a week of office closure and the fact that everyone will WFH.
I told her that I was going to a resort as a small vacation, but will still be working 8 Hrs and always available for any emergency outside of these hours.
She told me she feels like she's been “tricked” by me because WFH is supposed to be only in your “home” and that if you are in ANY other place, it's not the same thing, because you are not as focused, and you could be distracted by anything, which I admin, could be true, but she still makes the same point when I respond to her “What about my hotel room, then? It's quiet, I've got no distractions, so that should be fine”, and she says that it's about “Context”, because I'm not in a work friendly “context”.
I told her “Well, if I have these tasks to do, what's it matter to you? As long as my work is done, then it shouldn't matter where I am, right?” But she still talks about Context, and she feels like I'm cheating the company by getting paid for vacation leave.
Keep in mind we are not in the US (But she's American), and we have no rules on WFH, it's on a “I need to” basis.
I feel conflicted because I understand her point, but she hasn't given me a decent argument against my points.
What do you guys think?