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Got in trouble at work for not going to the office enough

Welp, the confrontation at work I feared would happen has happened. I work in the headquarters of a large company. Since the pandemic, different teams have had different policies on how often they should be coming to the office. Apparently my team have “agreed” to come in 3 days a week. Mind you, we have no need to be in the office at all as we just do work on our computers exclusively. I have been pushing the envelope for about 6-8 months on coming it only 1-2 days a week. Sometimes none. I have been covering for other people during this time and it was easier to not come in than to commute and lose work time. However, I also just don’t want to go in often. Today I was told this has become an issue and noticed by “others” in the office and noted to my manager. I’m…


Welp, the confrontation at work I feared would happen has happened. I work in the headquarters of a large company. Since the pandemic, different teams have had different policies on how often they should be coming to the office. Apparently my team have “agreed” to come in 3 days a week. Mind you, we have no need to be in the office at all as we just do work on our computers exclusively. I have been pushing the envelope for about 6-8 months on coming it only 1-2 days a week. Sometimes none. I have been covering for other people during this time and it was easier to not come in than to commute and lose work time. However, I also just don’t want to go in often. Today I was told this has become an issue and noticed by “others” in the office and noted to my manager. I’m not the only team member with this issue. Am I being unreasonable by not wanting to come in 3 days a week while other teams are coming in less often while being able to perform the same tasks from home?

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