My husband was sent home in March 2020 and has been working remotely full time since then. We live in the boonies and have not great internet, but it has not been a problem. We stream, both have Teams meetings, phones, TV's connected…maybe a little laggy at times, but absolutely nothing major.
2 weeks ago his company sent out a cryptic email stating everyone needs to submit a speed test. The tone was suspicious and husband was immediately on edge. Today he gets an email that our internet at 14 mpbs is not sufficient to work from home. Work will not provide a number that is adequate. Husband is in a VP position, his boss is a CFO and he has not heard anything about this. Apparently 5 people under him were notified of this problem today with absolutely no warning to them or their supervisors. People that have been doing their jobs at a record breaking level in all company history the last 2 years.
Husband wants to go scorched earth. I work for our local government and no one tries to dick me around about internet speeds. Husband would now have to commute 30-60 minutes one way to sit in his office and have Teams meetings or calls there. The company parades this work life balance on job postings, but it's obviously BS. Fucking stupid.