I work in tech support for a UK based broadband company. During the pandemic we were all working from home until the last 6 or so months where they’ve been increasing the number of days we’re expected to work in the office (at the moment it’s 3 in office and 2 at home per week). After a chat with my managers manager I was informed that the company will not budge on this but they will make allowances on a case by case basis. I’ve managed to get away with lying by saying I’ve broken my ankle and am currently housebound and have been for the last 2 months but obviously I can’t keep this up forever. Quite simply paying for travel into and from the office 3 times a week is going to cost money that I’m going to struggle to afford and when they’ve set the precedent over the last 2 years that I can work from home full time I’m stuck here thinking “why should I go in?”
Does anyone have any suggestions and/or advice on how I can stay working from home in my role for as long as possible?